People ex rel. Biebinger v. Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western Railway Co.

At the June term, 1906, of the county court of Piatt county the county collector made application for a judgment and order of sale against the property of appellee, the Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railway Company, for delinquent county taxes for the year 1905. In making the levy for county purposes the board of supervisors specified five different items for which the taxes were to be extended, the third and fifth of which were as follows:

“Three—For payment of county claims (janitor’s services, supplies, repairs, improvements and current expenses,) $12,000.

“Pive—For building bridges,…