Durbin v. People

Appellant was sued in an action of debt for the penalty imposed for a violation of Section 56 of the ¡Revenue Act, which section is as follows:

“ If any person or corporation shall give a false or fraudulent list, schedule or statement required by this act, or shall fail or refuse to deliver to the assessor, when called on for that purpose, a list of the taxable personal property which he is required to list under this act, he or it shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $10, nor more than $2,000, to be recovered in any proper form of action, in the name of the people of the State of…