Chicago Mill & Lumber Co. v. Drainage District No. 17

Drainage District No. 17 of Mississippi County was organized by special statute (Acts 1917, volume 1, page 486), and. embraced, a large part of both the Chickasawba and Osceola districts of that county. Pursuant to the authority conferred by this act, serial bonds running from the year 1919 to 1942, inclusive, were issued by the district, aggregating $1,682,500. The betterments to the real property in the district were assessed at $4,190,868.41, and taxes thereon were levied in twenty-four installments for the years 1919 to 1942, inclusive. The first four installments were fixed at 2.3 per…