People ex rel. Murray v. St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute Railroad

This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of St. Clair county overruling the appellant’s objections to judgment against its property for a detention home tax.

At the general election held November 2, 1920, St. Clair county by vote of the people adopted the act of 1907 authorizing the establishment and maintenance of a detention home, and the county judge entered an order of record declaring the act in force in that county. Section 5 of the act as amended in 1919 provides that where the act is in force, in addition to other taxes, the board of supervisors shall have power and…