Bourdeaux v. Meridan Land & Industrial Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
From: the chancery court of Lauderdale county. Hon. Sylvanus Evans, Chancellor. Section 75 of “ An act in relation to free public schools,” approved March 18, 1886, is as follows : “ It shall be the duty of the board of supervisors of each county in this state, on or before the first Monday in September, annually, to levy upon the taxable property of such county a tax of three mills or more on the dollar, to be collected as other county taxes for general purposes, and at the…
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From: the chancery court of Lauderdale county. Hon. Sylvanus Evans, Chancellor. Section 75 of “ An act in relation to free public schools,” approved March 18, 1886, is as follows : “ It shall be the duty of the board of supervisors of each county in this state, on or before the first Monday in September, annually, to levy upon the taxable property of such county a tax of three mills or more on the dollar, to be collected as other county taxes for general purposes, and at the same time, and to paid into the county treasury to the credit of the common school fund, to make up any deficiency in…
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.
We proceed to consider the main question in this case, without notice of others, viz: Does sec. 75 of, “An act in relation to free public schools,” approved March 18, 1886, which requires the board of supervisors of each county, annually, to levy upon the taxable property of such county a tax of three (3) mills or more on the dollar, contemplate the inclusion in such levy of such taxable property as is within the limits of any incorporated town in such county, which is a separate school district ? The question is a very plain one, and we answer it without any hesitation or doubt in the…
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