Harrington v. Hopkins
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Clinton Circuit Court. — Eon. Alonso D. Burnes, Judge. (1) Sections 11 and 12 of Article 10, of the Constitution of Missouri, govern in the matter of school taxes as well as other taxes by counties, cities and towns, etc. The limitations in those sections are self enforcing and require no legislation to enforce them, but the provision for an increase of the limitations does require legislation to enforce such increase.
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Appeal from Clinton Circuit Court. — Eon. Alonso D. Burnes, Judge. (1) Sections 11 and 12 of Article 10, of the Constitution of Missouri, govern in the matter of school taxes as well as other taxes by counties, cities and towns, etc. The limitations in those sections are self enforcing and require no legislation to enforce them, but the provision for an increase of the limitations does require legislation to enforce such increase. Arnold v. Hawkins, 95 Mo. 569; Board of Public Schools v. Patton, 62 Mo. 449; State ex rel. v. Railroad, 74 Mo. 163; State ex rel. v. Yan Every, 75 Mo. 530. (2)…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodson, J.
This suit was instituted in the Circuit Court of Clinton County by the plaintiff against the' defendants to restrain the collection of a tax of ninety cents on the $100 valuation of all taxable property situated in the Lathrop School District of that county.
statement The trial was before the court, which resulted in a decree enjoining the collection of the tax, and in due time the defendants appaled to this court. The facts are as follows:
The respondent, William R. Harrington is a resident of the School District of Lathrop, in Clinton County, Missouri, a qualified voter thereof and owns a…
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