St. Louis-S. F. Ry. Co. v. Smith

For the year 1923, the excise board of Jackson county made a levy of 1.25 mills for the purpose of constructing a new jail. Plaintiff in error paid its proportion of such tax under protest and filed suit in the district court to recover the same, alleging that this levy was illegal and void, and from an adverse judgment it prosecutes this appeal, presenting as error the sole question that the trial court erred in holding the levy valid.

Section 8587, C. O. S. 1921, provides that:

“The board of county commissioners of any county may use for the purpose of erecting or repairing a county…