, 1876-01-09
TAX-FiGHT!NG.
Bill to Be Filed for Gage Brothers,"
The Other Petitioners.
How Phillips Got His Piano and CurleJ
His Watch,
Tho Evil Results Of 0ver-Tcxation

Tho Evil Results Of over-Texatiol
THE SUITS TO BEGIN.
SPECIMEN BILL
Yesterlay afternoon TRIBUNE reporter cal1e
on Mike Evans to ask him how collections wer
comingin Nike in that peculiar broEue for Whlc
he is noted, eaid that Lo wished NIL who we1
going TO enjoin him would do so that the thinl
was giving him more trouble than it was worth
&c said thar unless parties who velo going t
bring euit did 80 at once. he would begin t.
make big levics during tie middle OF THIS weck
In order to satisfy Mike and also Ed Phillips.
may be stnted that Z. G. Assay aud J. ). Mchlo
non, attorneJa, will enter no less than MT,
suits in the Superior Court tomorrow morn'ni
eujoining tho collection OF iiegally-asseaset
taxes. The largest among these is that Of
GAGE, uKoruEas + CO.,
and the bill for IN injunction reads as follows
Humbly complaining unto your iIonors. you'
orators. Gage, Brothers c., WABASH avenue ant
FsTst-Ihat ,ocz er=.s7s now aru aud sS7 :e:ssl
years last pasthave been engaged IN and carrying On
millinery br,iress at No. 10 WacAth avenue.
se~y,u;-That On and pricr to the 1st day Of 3lay
D. 1875, your orators owned and we're possessed OF
persona! property Of the y4lue - or ih=reabouss
Third-TA4t On or about the 1st day Of May, 4. D.
1885, your orators, according to tho statute III su
made md r,oyide caused to he made and d.
nyered TO Edward Phillips who was then the daily
authorized Assessor In anu for raid Tawu OF South
Chcogo true and correct sch1dulc Vt I'll the personal
property owned aud controlled by your osltors the
said lst day Of M.y, 4. D. 15 sa1d Town ct South
Chicago, subject to taxation therein 70: said yc4r.
Iourth-That all the persona! Property then owned
tom s n sid to%a s sna eoants or
state, county; and city purposes. fcr IT,; tnG
SC: e1ue. and that said schedule was made for the
purposo OF taxntol under the statue IN such clse aco
made and urovsded.
FfHh-Ihat said schedule mas u,nde ont by ycur
orators aud returned to Bai Ed*-rd rhilpo. the AS
sesaor aforesaid. At his susge sion.
5,r4h-Th.t said schedule m.ds after consulta-
on between your orators aud said Assessor with I'd
spect to the same
seren:A-Taas said Assessor assen:ed to said sched-
ule End satisfactory and accepted the s.mo
such from your orators, aud led and indu you-
ozasogp tn believe and understand that the WIS in
every respect satisfactory, and your oraors did 80 be-
heye.
efty set down in said schedule was Ed oo0-
H.nt:-Tha., after tue m .ldng anI d-lyery Of s:id
schedule as aiortsad. the sald Edward Phillips, or
some one for him, wrongfuiy. arbitrarily, fraudulent
". and without. any nodce waateyer to- and without
the consent s:aent, or knowledge Ct, your orators
macaer that the sum total thereof made 10 amount
to SO. .o0j, instead of S30.03J It~rtsdd.
1c1ta-That the assessment OF personal property
mAQ4 Of 81iQ A4eeastT A5011aAI, III HlHi lo"0 OF
sou:h chscago for the year A. D. 1915, was and is
grossly fraudulent md i'll direct To1.on Of the
st:tuon and aws Of said STATE Of Illinois, for :h.t
e:ery person and corporation In s1id town does net
and is not thereby assssed by said Assessor has
nn she OF 1t sllx pay tar In proportion to tie sal"e
Of s her, OF lis property as br the said Constitution
III requrtd. But that :he contrary, the assessment
nsue by ad Edward ph'l:p=, tae Assessor Aforesaid
Tesn nIs so a'a uSass ea f's Ena r
mas1a and corrartly manipulated BY s.il
ASSESSOR that in many lu,t,ucss diye--
persona and corporations in . sail town we7e
hsso.sed At ALL snl many o.har iass.n~es TINT
divers other perso:s ani corporations in said town
vera not assessed to the actual fair value OF tho
troe therein, snd ~hieh subject 70 taxation for
the purposes aforesaid the said ist day Of May A.
sid wroas,ai and frinisirnt Iscruin ston md con-
duct CT SAID Assessor in that respect yo1r orators will
5e not gresty but irreoarahy INJURED unless the
collection of said wrongful and frauulent tax be En-
joined aud restr lined b this Honorable Court.
f'ertn.-That sfterwagl The Safe D5ard Of Eqn-1i-
zatoa :~rongtli5. arbitrarily, fzaudulent!y. and with
out anJ mott hatever to, and without the consent
assent, krorledge o. your or.tors further ALFRED
md chang II sail schedule, and increased the
orator tc.en iabis 10 taxstoa Tor se s4id yaSr 4.
D. 135 in the State county. city, and town Aforesaid,
for the purposes Aforesaid to the Of zio1 Goo and
that tho sa.d Edward Phi3s the Assessor aforesad,
hszass aud oppEcss your orator In the premises TIP
Oh the sAl wrongful and arbitrary valuation at your
orators aad properly a. shc sad sum Of $3oo)o, as
= ta1 Of is.oessl '''' 4'' 49, t'4 HS'e4 ~A'@~''
Tteeht-ihas your orators are advised ana upon
s4 wro11gfa fraudulent, End arbitrary sets of s1d
Elwsrh PhiEp', the Assessor Aforesaid, and said
6o11d Of Equalization. N ch,ngirs aad Increasing tue
valuation Of your orators property aforesaid the said
a1 Of s., ,o935i IL unlawful aud void to your
Tors,
Yhtrte<n.-Thst one Michael Evans, defendant
hereto, who Is the Collector OF ta1s for the Town ct
soath Chicago, las demanded Of and from yonr ora
o.s payment Of said tax Of t5133Bs, and that
And sell the same, unless yonr orators make 1mmedi-
lta payment OF said unlawful, fraudulent, and void
At OF S5.0si aforesaid And Jour orators submit to
Iour uonors that Injunction to restrain taa said
siohac1 Evans aud agents from lo7ying attempting
levy on Or sill the property OF youe orators should
OF the premises, and such junction ID
,ern sought By your orators.
That your orators ready and willing and hereby
bier to Pay the Raid Collector, Mchae Evans, proper
for asid for the purposes aforesaid u2on the
'aluatiou 1e1 IN said schedule. aud accepted an AS
aid
III consideration vhercof. and for IS much as your
rators are remeGscss A. and By thu strict rules Of
sv and can only nave adequate rehes in Cour. Of
Slnty, wnere such matters arc properly cOgniz1hla
nj re:ieyable.
To the end, therefore, that tbs said defendant av
chef herein and her:by prayed, and may. without
ssh, however his oath being hereby expressly waived
nswer al and singular this premisee-
is agous may be cnjoned and restrained by the IN
JUNCTION Of this Honorable Court from levyinp or
ttemptng to levy said tax Of 93sA the property
any property Of your orators, and from selng OF
tempting TO sell any pronsEty Of your orators for
ad unlawful and void tax aud for such further and
Aer relief a. to this Honorable Court shall seem
aest.
asy It please your Honors to grant to yonr orators
OF only Writ OF Injunction, directed to the sill
etendan aicnaei Evans. and 10 agents, to restrain
i'm and them aforesaid but also writ OF subpoena
tFectea to tho snid defendant, M-hsel E7ans 10 te
nd appear before this Honorable Court and to Stand
, and AGide By the ordor and decree thereof.
And your crtors will ever pray. etc.
TIE LEaAL REQUISITES
All the suits will require but little change, and |
aat will be IL the pleadaga, aud in all the ca >es
ho ois will be identical with that published |
oove- The fol'owing-named are among tho |
artles who will ask for iajunctions: Collins i I
.odman, assessed for 5000. anl raised to |
ICoo BY tue state Bo,rl; tax, s31337. ]. L.
Il!son, OF Wilson Bros, assersoo $4,000,
hica vas raised by tue STATE Board to s15.230
5 :0o0. raised to $500 by the State, aud t4xad
315.37. ". Holmes, assessed $4,000, 1aised to
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