Board of Com'rs of Grand County v. King
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Colorado. This was a petition by Francis G. King against George Bun to, Thomas E. Pharo, and John Kowen, as members of the hoard of county commissioners of Grand county, for a peremptory mandamus compelling the respondents to levy a tax to pay a judgment against the county held by the petitioner. The circuit court issued the writ. Respondents bring error.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Colorado. This was a petition by Francis G. King against George Bun to, Thomas E. Pharo, and John Kowen, as members of the hoard of county commissioners of Grand county, for a peremptory mandamus compelling the respondents to levy a tax to pay a judgment against the county held by the petitioner. The circuit court issued the writ. Respondents bring error. Francis G. King, the defendant in error, filed in the circuit court of the United States for the district of Colorado his petition against George Bunto, Thomas hi. Pharo,…
1Opinion of the CourtCaldwell, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts). The power to raise money by taxation is the highest attribute of sovereignty. It is a power absolutely essential to the existence of civil government. When properly exercised, it is the protection and defense of the state and the security of the citizen; but history shows that it may be converted into the most powerful engine of injustice and oppression, and used to deprive the citizen of his property rather than protect him in its enjoyment. The people of this country have studiously confined the exercise of this delicate and vitally important power to their…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Secretary v. McGarrahanSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
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