Western Union Telegraph Co. v. State

This was an action by the State for the collection of taxes due by the appellant. It was brought under provisions of section 11 of an act supplementary to and amendatory of the general tax law of 1891, and providing for the taxation of telegraph, telephone, express and other like corporations, approved March 6, 1893. Acts 1893, p. 381; Burns’ R. S. 1894, section 8488.

*55The section reads as follows:

“Sec. 11. In case any such association, co-partnership or corporation as named in this supplemental a,nd amendatory act shall fail or refuse to pay any taxes assessed against it in any county or…