People ex rel. James v. Wabash Railway Co.

Appellants prosecute this appeal to review a judgment of the county court of Effingham county overruling objections filed by them to certain county and town taxes and entering an order of sale against their property.

The objection to the county tax is, that the record of the board of supervisors does not show that the tax levy ordinance was adopted by an aye and nay vote, as required by section 54 of the County act. This section requires that all propositions to appropriate money from the county treasury shall be taken by ayes and nays and entered on the record of the meeting. The only act of…