St. Clair School Board's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny county: No. 179, to October and November Term 1872. The proceedings in this case were commenced by a bill to June Term 1869 of the court below, by David Hunter and William Hughey against The Board of School Directors and Andrew Stein, collector of taxes for the township of Lower St. Clair.
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Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny county: No. 179, to October and November Term 1872. The proceedings in this case were commenced by a bill to June Term 1869 of the court below, by David Hunter and William Hughey against The Board of School Directors and Andrew Stein, collector of taxes for the township of Lower St. Clair. The bill set out:— 1. During the years of 1864, 1865, 1866 and 1867 the township became indebted for bounties to recruits to fill the quotas of the township for 1864 and 1865. 2. A tax was levied and paid for the bounties and expenses. 3. The school…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, November 10 th 1873, by
Mercur, J. —
Upon the 5th day of June 1868, the school directors of St. Clair township levied a special bounty tax of two per cent,, amounting in the aggregate to $11,535.18. After $5598.85 thereof had been collected, the appellees, on the 10th of'May 1869, filed' this bill. Therein they charged that the appellants were endeavoring to collect said special bounty tax, although they well knew that said township was not indebted in any amount whatever, for or by reason of any recruits put into the service of the United States. They…
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