Sullivan v. City Council of Charleston

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Watts.

The City Council of Charleston, which is the corporate name of the City of Charleston, has on its books a large amount of uncollected taxes levied in the years 1921, 1922, 1923, and 1924, aggregating over $300,000.00. It is evident that the municipality is having difficulty in collecting these past-due and unpaid taxes; otherwise it would not be necessary for it to resort to the expediency of this attempted issuance of certificates of indebtedness representing a portion of such past-due and unpaid taxes. In the petition for injunction…