Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Clark
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from court of appeals, southern department; A. W. Dennison, B. F. Milton, and' M. Schoonover, judges.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J. :
This was a proceeding to enjoin the collection of a special fire tax levied by the county commissioners of Edwards county upon railroad property located in three townships of that county. In two of the townships a levy of two mills was made, and in the other the levy was one mill on the dollar. The contention of the railway company is that chapter 263, Laws of 1895 (Gen. Stat. 1897, ch. 170), discriminates against railroad companies by excluding their property from the benefits provided; that the tax is not equal and uniform, as the…
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