Questão jurídica principal
Whether Kofmel was liable for the 1895 church tax of the Roman Catholic parish of Münster.
Decisão extraída
He remained liable because he did not prove a timely, valid withdrawal from the church for 1895; any later declaration could only work prospectively.
Fundamentação extraída
The appellant had to show that he had left the church in time under cantonal law. He relied only on a declaration made in 1896 that he had joined Old Catholicism or free thinkers. Even if treated as a withdrawal, it could not retroactively освобify him from the 1895 tax.