Goldgart v. People ex rel. Goar

This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Coles county, against certain real estate of the appellant, for alleged delinquent taxes for the year 1881. Appellant appeared and filed an objection, in writing, against the application for judgment, in substance that he had paid all taxes assessed against the real estate, and that the personal tax, on account of which, alone, judgment was sought, was illegal and void, because appellant was not a resident of the county, and had no personal property therein, so as to be liable to be taxed therein upon personal property for the year…