State Ex Rel. Caldwell v. Little River Drainage District
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Cape Girardeau. Circuit Court. Hon. Frank Kelly, Judge. (1) The defendant drainage district is- a public corporation of the State of Missouri, made so by the statute under which it was created, and by the decree of court incorporating it.
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Appeal from Cape Girardeau. Circuit Court. Hon. Frank Kelly, Judge. (1) The defendant drainage district is- a public corporation of the State of Missouri, made so by the statute under which it was created, and by the decree of court incorporating it. Laws 1905, p. 192, sec. 8253, lines 12-15; Secs. 5498, 5499, R. S. 1909. (2) In addition to the statutory enactment creating the district a public corporation this court has repeatedly held that such a drainage district is a political subdivision of the State—is a governmental agency and in no sense a private corporation—that it is a public…
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant is a drainage district. It was incorporated by the judgment and decree of the Butler County Circuit Court, November 30, 1907, under the provisions of Article 3, Chapter 122, Revised Statutes 1899, and the amendments thereto. The purpose of this suit is to enforce the collection of state and county taxes, assessed and levied on office furniture, books, engineering instruments and office equipment, owned and used by defendant exclusively in carrying on and conducting its work as a drainage district. The only question presented for determination here is whether such property is…
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