Oswego Township v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Labette District Court. Action brought by Joseph Anderson and many other citizens and tax-payers of the city of Oswego, to enjoin the collection of taxes levied upon their property situate within the corporate limits of the city of Oswego.
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Error from Labette District Court. Action brought by Joseph Anderson and many other citizens and tax-payers of the city of Oswego, to enjoin the collection of taxes levied upon their property situate within the corporate limits of the city of Oswego. The petition is in three counts: the first count is for an injunction against a ten-mill-tax levied to pay interest on $78,000 of funding bonds issued by Oswego township; the second seeks to enjoin a six-mill tax levied to pay interest on $46,000 of funding bonds issued by the township; and the third is for an injunction against a three-mill tax…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J.:
Three classes of bonds which have been issued by Oswego township, Labette county, are involved in this action. The first is what is known as the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad bonds, issued July 1,1870, in pursuance of an election held May 17, 1870; the second were bridge bonds, originally issued October 15, 1872, in pursuance of a vote taken July 30, 1872; and the third were the Memphis, Carthage & Northwestern railroad bonds, issued September 2, 1872, upon a vote taken December 20, 1871. The vote last mentioned authorized the issuance…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Corporate Powers of Council GroveSupreme Court of Kansas · 1878
- Brown v. MillikenSupreme Court of Kansas · 1889