State ex rel. Anderson County v. Aycock

This is a suit for the collection of delinquent taxes in Anderson County for the year 1948. There were many defendants, among whom was the Southern Railway Company. This Company paid all of its 1948 taxes except so much thereof as was assessed as “salary” of twenty cents on $100.00 dollars. The Railway Company contended that this “salary” tax was void. The Chancellor *159sustained this contention and tlie County has appealed.

The Railway Company filed its answer alleging that the Quarterly County Court of Anderson County had adopted the following tax rate for the year 1948:

“County $0.25

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