People Ex Rel. Carr v. Chicago Heights Terminal Transfer Railway Co.

The Forest Preserve District of Cook county issued bonds of the district known as series “J,” pursuant to an ordinance passed July 2, 1923. In 1924 a tax was levied for the payment of the interest on these bonds. Appellee refused to pay the tax on the ground that the bonds were illegally issued, the tax was returned delinquent, and the county collector made application for judgment against its lands. Judgment was denied, and this appeal followed.

Section 13 of an act providing for the creation and management of forest preserve districts provides: “The board of commissioners of any forest…