Fisher v. People

Hr. Justice Soholfield

delivered the opinion of the Court:

This is a writ of error to the county court of Champaign county, on a judgment for taxes. The objections taken to the road and bridge taxes were sustained. All other taxes were then paid, except the special tax for high school purposes, and the questions we are to pass upon relate to that tax only.

The principal question is, whether the tax was levied by competent authority. It was levied by the trustees of schools of the township, and it is insisted they have no authority to levy taxes. It is conceded, that, under the law, when it is…