People ex rel. Ryan v. Illinois Central Railroad

This is an appeal from the judgment of the county court of Logan county against the property of the appellant for taxes for the year 1914. The taxes involved are a part of the county tax and the road and bridge tax of certain townships.

The part of the county tax objected to is an item of $22,500 for the “payment of fees and salaries and clerk hire of the various county officers.” The objection is that the item is for more than one purpose and fails to designate the amount required for each purpose separately. There is no valid objection to a levy of a gross sum for several purposes where…