People Ex Rel. Adams v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

The city council of East St. Louis on February 5, 1923, levied taxes for general corporate purposes aggregating $398,500 and additional taxes for specific purposes, among which were $60,000 for streets and bridges, $4700 for police pension fund and $12,000 for public benefits. In December, 1923, the county clerk of St Clair county extended the sum of the city taxes at the rate of $1.96 on each $100 assessed valuation. This rate included $i-33ji for general purposes, twenty-four cents for streets and bridges, two cents for police pensions, four cents for public benefits, and the balance for…