Court Opinion

ID: 9825682
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-01 13:55:44.110427+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:41:16.505409
License: Public Domain

REHEARING OPINION. Smith, J. In the brief filed by counsel for appellant in support of its petition for rehearing certain questions are discussed which we think are concluded by the original opinion in the case. It is insisted that we did not discuss the question of the priority of the first bond issue over the second issue of bonds, and that a condition may arise through delinquency of payment of taxes when this question will be of paramount importance. We purposely refrained from discussing this question, as we do not think it properly arises on this appeal. The bondholders are not before the court, and appellant is being required to pay only a per cent, of the betterments against its lands which is authorized by law. The limitation of taxation to the amount of its betterments is its protection, as this cannot be exceeded in any event. The principle of uniformity is fully preserved, as is shown in the original opinion. The petition for rehearing is therefore overruled.