Vieley v. Thompson

This was a bill filed in the Livingston Circuit Court by Minard T. Yieley against Hugh Thompson, ¥m. B. Yealch and James H. Carter, to enjoin the collection of a bounty tax levied in the town of Pleasant Bidge. The bill alleges, that the town on the 3d day of February, 1865, contained ninety-five legal voters; that on that day forty-one of those voters came together and held an election, and voted for and against levying a bounty tax upon all the taxable property in the town; that there were thirty-nine votes for, and two against, levying the tax; that the supervisor, assessor and collector…