The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-08
HENDERSON CITY
IN TROUBLE BECAUSE OF REFUS.
AL TO PAY COUNTY ASSESS.
MENT.
All Municipal Live Stock and Rolling
Stock Seized For Debt OF Nine
Hundred Dollars.
OIenderson Evening JournaIJ

lllenuefSOn Evening JOufnalJ
l.. l., Marshall, deputy sheriff Of
Henderson county, this morning lev
led on every horse in the fire depart.
ment. all Of the fire wagons and even
the COW which supplies mill, for pa
tents in the city hospital in order to
penalties and interest alleged to be
due the county on assessments Of the
water works, gas plant and six town
lots owned by the city The situation
is perhaps the most peculiar one
which ever existed in Henderson and
will doubtless now be threshed out
in the courts
The levy reads as follows
"One brown bay horse named
Billie; one dark brown horse named
Henry; one dark brown horse named
Prince; one light bay horse named
Dewey, one flea-bitten gray named
George; one chestnut sorrel named
Roman; one mare named Maud one
hay mare named Kitty; one black
horse named Sam one SOW named
Maude Lyme; one chemical engine,
one hose wagon, one hose reel one
hook and ladder wagon, one buggy
$500 feet Of hose, eight beds and
bedding.
Everyone is warned not to sell,
transfer or remove said property
under penalty Of the law"
At a recent meeting of the city
council the matter was brought up
and Council Adviror Lockett stated
that he was morally certain that the
eity's property which is used for pub
lie purposes is not subject to county
taxes. AS his authority he points toI
a decision of The Kentucky Court of
Appeals handed down on the last day
Of the May term in the case of the
Board of Councilmen Of the city Of
against the Commonwealth.
The decision was that municipal
property although it might earn 4
revenue for the city incidentally, was
exempt from taxation under section |
10 Of the Constitution However, |
Judge Lockett stated in the council |
chamber that if the city owned any |
property not used for public benefit. |
The county taxes on such property |
should be paid. There seems to have |
been a misunderstanding about the |
sax town lots assessed by the county |
IS belonging to the city.
When Judge Lockett's opinion was
there was nothing else for
he sheriff to do except to levy on
city property for the amount due.
the levy on all city
i've and rolling stock was prepared
md made this morning Deputy
Sheriff Len Marshall stated that he
would also have levied upon some Of
he city officials had he not consid
cred them dead ones" and he was
ooking only for live stock.
As soon as the sale of the prop
erty levied on is advertised City At
omey Locllett will file an injunction
suit and then the fight viii he on IN
earnest.
Judge Malcolm Yeaman, represent
ng Sheriff Ed. Melton. and Judge
4ockett, representing the city, met
his morning and came to an agree
nent in regard TO the property lev,
ed on.
The regular runs of the fire depart
nent will not be interfered with and
he municipal milk plant may also
,e drained as usual The fight is to
Re in every way a friendly one and
here is hope that similar cases al
eady before the courts from other
titles may be finally decided before
he situation in Henderson has gone