In Re Monsell

E.M. Monsell and George Magnien protested certain tax levies made by the excise board of Tulsa county for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1928, as illegal and excessive. An appeal was taken by protestants from the judgment of the Court of Tax Review.

Protestants present two proposition, which we will consider in the inverse order of their presentation.

The second proposition is:

"The taxing officials, without any authority of law, arbitrarily added 10 per cent. of the amounts to be received from 1/4 mill state levy, gross production tax, gasoline excise tax and automobile license tax, and…