Wabash Railroad v. People ex rel. Patterson
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Moultrie county; the Hon. John D. Purvis, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Moultrie county, rendered against the property of the appellant-company at the June term, 1899, upon the application of the county treasurer or collector for judgment against lands reported delinquent for the taxes of 1898. Seven objections were filed by the appellant to the rendition of judgment against its property.
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Appeal from the County Court of Moultrie county; the Hon. John D. Purvis, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Moultrie county, rendered against the property of the appellant-company at the June term, 1899, upon the application of the county treasurer or collector for judgment against lands reported delinquent for the taxes of 1898. Seven objections were filed by the appellant to the rendition of judgment against its property. All of these objections were sustained by the trial court, except the second and fourth which were overruled; and an exception to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
First—Appellant’s fourth objection as made in the trial court is, that the city tax of the city of Sullivan, as extended against appellant’s property, is in excess of the amount allowed by law to the extent of $63.46; and, therefore, appellant objects to the payment of $63.46 of said city tax.
Section 1 of article 8 of part 1 of the City and Village act contains the following proviso, to-wit: “The aggregate amount of taxes levied for any one year, exclusive of the amount levied for the payment of bonded indebtedness or interest thereon, shall not exceed the rate of two (2) per centum upon the…
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