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Show 8an Francieco haa aome Ui auita somewhat similar to tboae ponding in the district court here. La San Francisco, three years ago, several huudrad bui's wore commenced under a special atatuto authorizing the city to institute them, and pretonbiui; the form of complaint, for the recovery of delinquent taxes for the years 1872 3 j and 1873-4, Tho amounts involved. aggregate $50,000. One of these actions ac-tions haa just been decided in lavorof the city, tho court giving judgment for the amount of the tar, together with 1-0 per cent, interest tbcreon and 5 per cent, penalty aud coat. The 'naiu i point of the defense waa that the tax was illegal, for the raeou that the i board of supervisors had levied for ! several funds Dot authorized by hiw, ; arid therefore the whole levy was , vitiated. A judgment having been I reached iu tbt first tine, the olheia I will soon bo similarly decided in favor ! of tho city. |