DECISION ov THE SUPREME COURT
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 For the information of those concerned, we pub fish below the decision of the Court in relation 10 inc collection of taxes:

 B. ?. Gaines ys. THos II. Rves. sheriff and cod lcctor of Chcot county. w1t of mandaious .opin. ion by Johnson, C. J.

 The county Court of Chico; county having passed an order hat the sherid should not receive, in pay. mcnt of taxes, any county scrip issued prior to the isi January, isi7 The petitioner tendered sneh scrip in payment of his county tax, and upon the refusal of the sheriff to receive it, applied to the Sapreme Court for mandamus to co,npelihe sheriff and collector to receive such scrip, &c.

 The Court say that, under the 3sd sec. of chap. II, Rev. Stat, the petitioner would have the right 10 pay his taxes in the county issues, ifhat section were nc, in conflict with the constitution of the U. States, which prohibits the passage of any law ma- king other than gold and silver legal tender fRdt ths LrgistaEre possesses hs constitutional poscsy 10 EreFcrt5e ae pi'aosi iiaa 9 eeaaiy tarstioa and to Ffaride be mode e ,s collection; but cannot compel the eoanis courts to receive ia payment of taxes other than gold and silver; and thai the sheif can not be compelled to receive the scrip when prohibi ted by order of the county court. Mandamus refu sed.