Howard v. Hulbert
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Leavenworth district court; Louis A; Myers, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Cunningham, J. :
This was an action in ejectment, based upon a tax deed issued in 1895 by the county clerk of Leavenworth county. The defendants contended that the deed was void because the tax levy of 1890, upon which the sale was based, exceeded the power of the county commissioners.
*794Section 181 of chapter 25, General Statutes of 1868, provided:
‘ ‘ In counties where the taxable property is less than five millions of dollars, the board of county commissioners shall not levy a tax for the current expenses of any one year of over one per cent, on the…
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