Richter v. Bacon

A taxpayer sought to enjoin the collection of the taxes levied by the commissioners of Chatham county, on the ground that there was no authority of law for the collection of the item of the tax levy to raise money for educational purposes, and on the further ground that the whole levy and assessment were not made in compliance with law. The court refused the injunction.

1. The subjects of taxation and education are separately treated in different general divisions, called articles, of the constitution of 1877. The provisions relating to taxation are comprehended in *409the seventh article. The…