State ex rel. Atkins v. Town of Maysville

Citations

• 12 S.C. 76
• 1879 S.C. LEXIS 39

Syllabus

<p>1. A municipal corporation has no power to levy taxes without express authority granted in its charter for that purpose.</p> <p>2. Query: Can a municijial body be compelled by mandamus to levy a tax to pay judgments recovered against it ?</p>