North American Old Roman Catholic Diocese v. Havens

The appellant is a private ecclesiastical corporation, and purchased certain property in Harrison county, Mississippi; and filed a bill in the chancery court of Harrison county to enjoin the sheriff and tax collector from collecting taxes upon said property, alleging in the bill that said property was acquired exclusively for religious purposes, and that on each lot was a house used for such purpose. The bill also alleges that in January, 1929', the church purchased four pieces of property in Harrison county, one at White Harbor, one at Mississippi City, one at Beauvoir, and one in the city…