The Greenville times., 1889-04-27
IMPORTANT DECISION.

The supreme Court has Afirme
the decision Of the Chancery Court q
Hinds county, declaring the lnvalldit
OF the bonds Of aLevee District Nc
One; on grounds heretofore stated
to-wit, the condition that said bond
were made payable in gold coin.4
The Importance Of the decision doe,
not end with It's immediate terms and
bearings. For this reason We will
enter somewhat into tho details con.
eerning the suit. II was brought to
subject the lands Of the District.
created Ia 1871, to the payment of Ito
bonds, This District was composed
Of Coahoms aud Tuniea (ihen includ.
ing the present Quitmanl aud parts OF
Tallshstchie, fanola, De Soto and sun.
flower and none OF the other Delta
counties s erroneo usly included In
the Jackson press dispatch.
In deciding the illegality cf these
bonds, questions are raised seriously in
vol,ing lands sold and tsIes collected
for the debts and expense. OF the Dis
triet while exercising vital functions.
We are net sufficiently familiar with
the history OF "Distriet No. l." to
state the extent Of interest herein. It
seems, the supreme Court holding the
bonds to be void, that the lands
forfeited for District No. 1. tax.
were sold to pay an Illegal debt. This
being the case the logical result OF the
decision would be that all sales 10 |
pay District No. | tax were nulllties
and the titles held Hereunder invalid.
The 2nd indirect effect Of thls decIs.
Ion applies to all "liquidatlug lcvoo
lands situated In the territory of
district No. H. These are held by
the L., n. o. \ 4. H. r.. the Delta and
flne Land Company and individuals.
Titles TO these lands are affected in this
way In 1887 the llquidsting lcycc
tar was imposed; In 1871 the leyec
TAX OF District No, /, The lquidstng
le'ec law provided that aflcr sales
werc made TO Llquidatiug Levec
Board, ALL rAxFs on the land so sold
should be SUSPENDED until such land
was disposed Of by said liquidatng
leree Board. Sales werc made OF
arge tracts Of land to the Liquidstinr
-evee Board In District No. /, and
Notwithstanding The provision for a
uspension Of the taxes while the land :
vas held b, said liQui,la,ing Levee
'oari, sales were made TO and for non.
aNments OF taxes due to l.cvcc Boani T,
20. l. The holders Of the bonds in
he Woodruff suit claim that II was the
onnden duty Of the Liquidating Lcvee /,
ommissionen when they disposed Of :
he hQuidsting leyee land 20 have col. "
cicd taxes imposed thereon for nis- ["
let No. that the taxes having been :. =
tha, the Iiquidstiug Levee :
esni WAS made trustee for nis,ric, "
o !, aud bound 10 collect It's taxes In :
idition to the fac, that Che bond. -
ere made payable in gold coin and I"
erefer void, defendants oaunse. y
sisted iha, the position Of the two =
'ards was ike tbs, Of Is, and snd =
argSge; the Liquids,ing Levee :,
ard being dssi, And As the state Al. =.
ior and Treasurer. the trustees Of the :,
wee bonds Of District No /. were -
'de parties 70 the proceedings to -
The AauidAiing levce lands and No =,
ne than enough vas realized from y.
c Of said land TO nay the IiqaiaAiiae ! :,
roc Board that the bond holders ef
siria Nc. could 40, complain As .
y had the night to pxv Of ihe -.
levee tax sna snhjea TIE
1 to the payment of lhair dtAt Il
a complex matter our District ]
. :, and the holauu q hvuiaranr q.
nc titles thsTnr srt to a,t rang-1iu- tiui
d that they Err IN ne wist nfpui- M
b. this suit.