People Ex Rel. Fisher v. Illinois Central Railroad

Per Curiam :

The Illinois Central Railroad Company appeals from the judgment of the county court of Piatt county, which overruled objections to certain taxes levied for the year 1937 and entered judgment against it for the unpaid amounts of the taxes, together with penalties and costs.

The first items objected to are the library taxes for the towns of Willow Branch and Goose Creek. Appellants complain that the taxes are levied by rate instead of amount. Purporting to conform to the applicable provisions of the act relating to public libraries, (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1937, chap. 81, par. 10,) the town…