Jager v. Doherty

The appellees, for themselves and many other citizens and tax-payers of Madison township, in Jefferson county, Indiana, brought an action, in the court below, against the Board of Commissioners of Jefferson county,. John Scott, treasurer, and Thomas Graham, auditor, of said county, as sole defendants.

The object of this action was to enjoin the collection of a certain tax assessed by said board of commissioners, and entered by said auditor on the tax-duplicate, to raise money for investment by said Madison township in the *529capital stock of the Bedford, Brownstown and Madison Railroad Company.

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