Jeffries v. Lawrence
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pottawattamie District Court. Action in chancery to enjoin tbe collection of certain taxes levied by the common council of the city of Council Bluffs. The defendants are the mayor and members of the city council and the treasurer of the county. The plaintiffs are the owners of certain real estate in the city of Council Bluffs, which is subject to the taxes' in question. The District Court by decree granted the relief prayed for in plaintiffs’ petition.
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Appeal from Pottawattamie District Court. Action in chancery to enjoin tbe collection of certain taxes levied by the common council of the city of Council Bluffs. The defendants are the mayor and members of the city council and the treasurer of the county. The plaintiffs are the owners of certain real estate in the city of Council Bluffs, which is subject to the taxes' in question. The District Court by decree granted the relief prayed for in plaintiffs’ petition. Defendants appeal. That a statute was designed to be retrospective in its operation will not be implied when it does not relate to…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
I. The city council of Council Bluffs levied a tax of sixteen mills on the dollar for the year 1871. The purposes of the tax were as follows:
“ For general city purposes, four mills.
“ For paying interest or principal of fire bonds, two mills.
“ For road purposes, three mills.
“For paying interest and principal on $60,000 loan, two mills.
“For paying interest and principal on bonds issued to Council Bluffs & St. Joseph Railroad Company, and bonds issued to Union Pacific Railroad Company, three mills.
“ For paying bonds of 1871, one mill.” •
The taxes levied for “ general city purposes ” and for “…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Iowa Railroad Land v. County of SacSupreme Court of Iowa · 1874
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