People ex rel. Murray v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad

At its June term, 1922, the county court of St. Clair county, after overruling the objections of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, rendered judgment and order of sale for taxes against its property, and the company appealed.

The tax levied by the county board required a rate of ninety-three cents upon the $100, being fifty cents for general purposes, twenty-five cents for county highway tax, fifteen cents for highway bonds and interest and three cents for detention home.

Objection was made to the county highway tax for the reason that the amendment of section 25 of the County act,…