Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Duncan v. Gough

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 17, 1913PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of Douglas county; the Hon. Walter J. Dolson, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer

This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court overruling objections filed by appellants to judgment for what is called in this record a special hard road tax and a bond tax.

At a special election held in Sargent township, Douglas county, August io, 1912, it was voted to levy a tax of one dollar on the $100 assessed valuation for the construction and maintenance of rock roads, and also to borrow $35,000 for the construction and maintenance of rock roads in said township. Appellants contend that the special hard road tax is invalid because the election upon that question was illegal, and…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Woods v. GreenIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion, Texas Attorney General Reports1974

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