State ex rel. Memphis v. Butler
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from Chancery Court of Shelby County. JoSIAH PATTERSON, Sp.‘ Ch.
1Opinion of the CourtFolkes, J.
This is a bill filed by the Receiver and Back-tax Collector of the late city of Memphis for the benefit of the creditors of said city, under the acts of the Legislature repealing the charter of the city, and providing for the collection of back taxes, and application of the proceeds thereof to the payment of the debts ofi said city.
The object of the bill is to collect from the Bank of Commerce taxes claimed to be due the city for the years 1873, 1875, 1876, 1877, and 1878 upon the bank building and lot upon which it is situated, and upon the capital stock of said bank, which capital is said…
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