People ex rel. Correll v. Illinois & Indiana Railroad
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Crawford county the Hon. J. C. Maxwell, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Crawford county in favor of appellee, against the lands of the Illinois and Indiana Railroad Company in Crawford county, for certain taxes alleged to be delinquent for the year 1906. Objections were filed by the appellant to the application for judgment.
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Appeal from the County Court of Crawford county the Hon. J. C. Maxwell, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Crawford county in favor of appellee, against the lands of the Illinois and Indiana Railroad Company in Crawford county, for certain taxes alleged to be delinquent for the year 1906. Objections were filed by the appellant to the application for judgment. The first objection was to a portion of the county tax, amounting to $101.46, which was extended against the property of appellant by reason of an item contained in the levy made by the board of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
The county tax objected to was levied for the.“general fund.” Section 121 of chapter 120, Hurd’s Revised Statutes, provides that when, as in this instance, the county board levies a tax for several purposes the amount for each purpose shall be stated separately. “This requirement gives the tax-payer an opportunity to know for what purpose taxes are being levied and collected, and gives him an opportunity, if necessary, to prevent unjust levy and assessment. Taxes raised for county purposes include many different things, and these various amounts and purposes can be ascertained by the county…
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