Whitlock v. Hawkins
Supreme Court of Virginia
The case of Whitlock v. Hawkins, Com’r, is ail appeal from a decree of the Law and Equity Court of the city of Richmond,, refusing an injunction against the defendant to prevent him from extending taxes based on the recent assessment mentioned in the opinion below. The case of O'Flaherty v. Commonwealth is a writ of error to a judgment of the Hustings Court-, of the city of Richmond, refusing to correct an alleged erroneous-assessment.
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The case of Whitlock v. Hawkins, Com’r, is ail appeal from a decree of the Law and Equity Court of the city of Richmond,, refusing an injunction against the defendant to prevent him from extending taxes based on the recent assessment mentioned in the opinion below. The case of O'Flaherty v. Commonwealth is a writ of error to a judgment of the Hustings Court-, of the city of Richmond, refusing to correct an alleged erroneous-assessment. The case of Cannon v. Hawkins, Commissioner, is an original application to this court for a mandamus to compel the defendant to extend taxes on the basis of…
1Opinion of the Court
Keith., P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
*245These cases were heard together, and involve substantially the same questions of law and fact.
On the 10th of December, 1903, the General Assembly of Virginia passed an act to amend and re-enact chapter 23 of the Code, in relation to the assessment of lands and lots. It was approved by the Governor and published by authority of law among the general acts of that session. By section 431 of that act, the circuit and corporation courts were authorized and required to appoint, on or before the 1st of Januaryj 1905, and every five years thereafter,…
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