Southern Express Co. v. Town of Ty Ty
Supreme Court of Georgia
Petition for injunction. Before Judge Thomas. Tift superior court. May 7, 1913.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
1. A municipal tax on an occupation must be reasonable with reference to such vocation. In a petition to enjoin the collection of a municipal tax laid on a business solely for revenue (which appears to be the character of the ordinance under attack in the present case), good cause for the grant of injunctive relief was shown where it was made to appear at the interlocutory hearing that the gross revenue, after paying the railroad company for its services as carrier, derived by the plaintiff, the Southern Express Company, from its office and business within the jurisdiction of the municipality…
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