Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co. v. People ex rel. Knupp

To an application for judgment to the county court of Peoria county, at its May term, the appellant appeared and filed objections, showing that it had paid all taxes legally assessed against its property for the year 1898 excepting the county tax, amounting to $993.28, and the Peoria city tax, amounting to $759.57, for failure to pay which judgment was sought. On the hearing it was admitted that the item of $759.57 for city tax was illegal, excessive and void, and the objection on account thereof was sustained. The ground of appellant’s objection to the county tax is, that the tax extended…