Cole v. Hall
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of La Salle county; the Hon. Francis Goodspeed, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
The bill in this case was brought by owners of dogs, resident in the town of Serena, against the collector of taxes for the town, and is to enjoin the collection of a “license fee” of one dollar on each dog owned by complainants, respectively, and which was imposed by the proper authorities under the act of May 29, 1879, entitled “An act to indemnify the owners of sheep in cases of damage committed by dogs. ” It is not questioned the statute has been complied with by the proper authorities in charging the “license fee” upon complainants for dogs owned by them, but the questions argued have…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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