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

The county court, rendered judgment against appellant for a delinquent “road bond tax,” over its objection that the tax, and the bonded indebtedness on account of which the tax was levied, were without authority of law, and void.

It was stipulated that the commissioners of highways of the town of Centerville Station desiring to construct of rock and macadam four different public roads in said town under section 20 of the act in regard to roads and bridges in counties under township organization, etc., approved June 23, 1883, and in force July 1,1883, (Hurd’s Stat. 1899, p. 1472,) took the…