Town of Woodlawn v. Cain
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court, of Birmingham, ill Equity. Heard before the.II011. \Y. \Y. Wilkkrson. The appeal in this case was prosecuted from a de-' cree of the judge of the city court of Birmingham, sitting as chancellor, granting the relief prayed for by the appellee, J. A. Cain, in a bill in equity restraining the appellant, the Town of Woodlawn, from the levy of an additional tax by said municipality alleged to have been authorized by a vote of the citizens of the town…
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Appeal from the City Court, of Birmingham, ill Equity. Heard before the.II011. \Y. \Y. Wilkkrson. The appeal in this case was prosecuted from a de-' cree of the judge of the city court of Birmingham, sitting as chancellor, granting the relief prayed for by the appellee, J. A. Cain, in a bill in equity restraining the appellant, the Town of Woodlawn, from the levy of an additional tax by said municipality alleged to have been authorized by a vote of the citizens of the town of Woodlawn. The facts of the case necessary to an understanding of the decision on the present appeal are sufficiently…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, C. J.
So much of section 216 (Art. XI) of the constitution of 1901 as bears on this case, is as follows: “No city, town, village: or other municipal corporation, other than as prescribed in this article, shall levy or collect a higher rate of taxation in any one year on the property situated therein than one-half of one per centum of the value of such property as assessed for state taxation during the preceding year, * * provided,, further, that this section shall not apply to Troy, Attalla, Gadsden, Woodlawn, Brewton, Pratt *371City, Ensley, YVylam and Avondale, Avhich cities and towns may, from and…
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