City & County of San Francisco v. Jones

This is an action brought under the act of 1878, and supplementary act’of the same year, (St. 1877-78, pp. 338, 962,) to recover city and county, and state taxes, for the fiscal year 1875-76, ending June-*18930, 1876, with 5 per cent, penalty, and 2 per cent, per month interest on the city and county’s portion from August 2, 1875, and on the state’s portion, from January 3, 1876. The complaint was filed October 5,1883, — eight years or more after the city and county taxes became delinquent.. Defendant demurs on the ground, among others, that the action is barred by the statute of limitations, and…