People Ex Rel. Herrin v. Madison, Illinois & St. Louis Railway Co.

The county treasurer and ex-officio county collector of Madison county, at the June term, 1929, of the county court, made application for judgment and order of sale against the property of the Madison, Illinois and St. Louis Railway Company for a portion of the school tax levied in school district No. 127 in Madison county for the year 1928 which had been returned delinquent. The railway company appeared and filed objections to the tax extended against its property in excess of two per cent on each $100 assessed valuation thereof, which amounted to $5175. After a hearing thereon the…