Toomey v. Shipley

The decree under review on this appeal dismissed a bill of complaint which prayed for an injunction to prevent the treasurer of Howard County from collecting water taxes, amounting to $108.91, imposed upon the plaintiff as the owner of property in a special water supply area. The taxes were levied in pursuance of section 5 of chapter 394 of the Acts of 1931, as amended by chapter 506 of the Acts of 1933, as amended by chapter 3 of the Acts of 1935 of the General Assembly of Maryland. As finally amended, section 5 included the following provision:

“For the purpose of paying the interest and…