Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1920 — VIGO CO. TAX DECISION CASE [ARTICLE]

VIGO CO. TAX DECISION CASE

Treasurer Enjoined From Collecting Horizontal Increase. Terre Haute, May.B.—John E. Cox, judge in the Vigo superior court No. 1, made a special finding here today in the suit of Lewis J. Cox, a taxpayer of Harrison- township, to enjoin the county treasurer from collecting taxes on the 80 per cent horizontal Increase authorized by the state tax board. The court order enjoins the treasurer from collecting the raise in taxes. As a result of the decision all taxpayers, who paid the tax will be credited with the amount on the fall installment taxes. It was announced that the treasurer would take no appeal from the decision. The fall installment will be collected on the original appraisement.