Schwartz v. Commissioners of Big Lake Special Drainage District

This appeal is prosecuted by the commissioners of the Big Lake Special Drainage District in Jackson county from a decree enjoining the collection of a special assessment levied by the commissioners, setting the same aside and enjoining the sale of bonds proposed to be issued against said assessment.

The drainage district was organized under the Farm Drainage act in July, 1891. At the time of its organization .it embraced 7626 acres of land, which were classified and assessments levied and collected to do the work. The boundaries were afterwards extended to embrace 7818 acres of additional…