State v. Republic Steel Corporation

Holt, Justice.

In the proceeding to enforce the personal property tax for the year 1934, in St. Louis, the defendants ansAvered. The cases were tried together, but separate findings of fact and conclusions of law were made sustaining the tax. Motions for new trial were made, and from the orders denying the same defendants appealed. In this court the cases were consolidated.

We deem “the following statement of facts enough to present the legal controversy: On May 1, 1934, the towns of Stuntz and Balkan were and had been duly organized townships. At the annual town meetings held March 13 of that…