Montgomery v. Board of Education
Supreme Court of Georgia
. Richmond County. Education. Tax. Laws. Constitutional Law. Before Judge Roney. Richmond Superior Court. October Term, 1884. The plaintiffs filed their bill to enjoin the collection of the tax of two and three-tenths mills on each dollar of property in Richmond county as a school tax, under an assessment made by the board.of education of that county.
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. Richmond County. Education. Tax. Laws. Constitutional Law. Before Judge Roney. Richmond Superior Court. October Term, 1884. The plaintiffs filed their bill to enjoin the collection of the tax of two and three-tenths mills on each dollar of property in Richmond county as a school tax, under an assessment made by the board.of education of that county. The general nature of this tax, and the resistance thereto, may be seen in the report of the case of Smith et al. vs. Bolder et al., 72 Ga., 546. Many points were made, but it is only necessary to an understanding of the decision to state that…
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
In Smith et al. vs. Bohler et al., 72 Ga., 546, we determined every question raised and argued in the present case, except the question now made and insisted upon of the repeal of the power of the Board of Education of Richmond county to raise funds to carry on public schools by an assessment of .taxes upon the property of the inhabitants' of that county, and other property within its limit subject to state and county tax, by the act *43of September 17th, 1883, entitled “An act to constitute the judge of the city court in the county of Eichmond ex officio commissioner of roads and…
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