Savannah, Thunderbolt & Isle of Hope Railway v. Mayor of Savannah
Supreme Court of Georgia
Petition for injunction. Before Judge Falligant. Chatham superior court. February 19, 1900.
1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.
The municipal authorities of the City of Savannah, by a proper ordinance, levied a business or privilege tax upon street-railroad companies doing business within the limits of the city. The plaintiff below, being such a company, filed an equitable petition against the municipal authorities, alleging that the city had no power or authority to levy such taxes, and that the same were therefore illegal and void. Upon the hearing the judge refused the injunction, and the petitioner excepted.
The charter of the City of Savannah contains the following clause: “ They [the municipal authorities] are…
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