The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-18
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'HSys, Johp - Coehrae nEsv %. Wat
sohfhaye fled a complaint fof Injunction,
Relief, &c, in the Court Of Common
Pleas for this County, against Thomas J.
Webb, on t%seir-own behalf ms well as-on
behalf of all other tax payers similarly
interested with lie PlaintifEs. The com.
plant recites:
|. That the Plaintiffs are citizens of
this County and Taxpayers.
ii. That an illegal body, calling itself
"the House of Representatives," presided
over by one f. w. M. Mackey, who
styled himself Speaker of said House. in
conjunction with the Senate, has attenp
ted to levy an onerous and gricvous bur
den upon the Plaintiffs and all other
Taxpayers by passing measure styled
AN Act to Raise Supplies, &c." which
attempts to impose an assessment upon
their property.
III. That the Mackcy House has never
had quorum, and has been decided to
be an illegal body by the Supreme Court.
~. That this measure has not been
presented 20 the Governor for his sigma
turc, but has been approved by FIX Gov.
Chamberlain, who Is private citizen
pretending to he Governor, and keeping
some of the public property by fraud and
force.
V. That T. J. Webb, the Auditor, has
received instructions from Thomas C.
Dunn, who claims to be Comptroller
General, but whose term has expired,
and who was not reelected, or if re-.
elected, has not properly qualified, drec-
ting him to enter said illegal assessment
upon the Auditors books.
VI. That Thomas J. Webb, the Audi
tor of Anderson County, is proceeding to
enter up the said illegal assessment, and
thereby to iniure, dc'sce and destroy the
value of the books in the Auditors Office.
for which the Plaintiffs and other tag
payers have paid, and that the Plaintiffs
are not only injured TO the value of the
books, but also by troublesome and ex-
pensive litigation which is threatened
from entering up said assessment.
VII. That the Plaintiffs are further
injured by the depreciation in value OF
their property from these acts. Judg-
ment is then asked to enjoin entering up
the tax or turn,hg over the books OF
copies of them with the entries made %
the Treasurer for collection.
Application was made to Judge T. II
Cooke, nj. Abbeville, by Mr.. E. B. Murray
on last Thursday, and preliminary in
junction granted and rule issued return
able at Abbeville on Tuesday last.
A similar movement has been made nj
Abbeville, and these two counties have
thus taken step to get decision as to
the Chamberlain government, which will
probably be followed all over the State
The benefit Of an injunction is not so
much iii the prevention Of the assessment,
as it il iii settling the question as to the
legality OF the Legislature, and during
the litigation it will prevent our citizen.
from being harrassed by an attempt te
collect an unlawful tax. 1t further pre-
vents the possibility of any penalty being
added to the present levy. 1t hus stopped
all work in the Auditors Office for these
two counties, and no one can enjoy the
privilege of paying tax to Chamberlain.
government. He should now call for q
contribution and see how much he car
raise up here on that plan.