City of East St. Louis v. People ex rel. Gundlach

This is a mandamus proceeding brought to compel the city of East St. Louis to levy upon the real and personal property, subject to taxation within the jurisdiction of the city, a special tax sufficient to pay a judgment recovered by the relator against said city at the September term, 1886, of the circuit court of St. Clair county, and to see that the tax so levied, when collected, be set apart and applied exclusively to the payment of such judgment and the costs of suit.

The judgment, which was for $1074.94, was recovered upon a bond of said city for $500 and eight 'annual interest coupons…