Mills v. Charleton
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for Dane County. This action was brought to perpetually restrain tbe sale of certain lots in tbe city of Madison for certain special assessments to pay for a Nicholson pavement on and along tbe same.
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APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for Dane County. This action was brought to perpetually restrain tbe sale of certain lots in tbe city of Madison for certain special assessments to pay for a Nicholson pavement on and along tbe same. In an action brought by this plaintiff for that purpose, and decided simultaneously with tbe case of Dean v. Charleton, reported in 23 Wis., p. 590, tbe collection of tbe original assessment on tbe same premises bad been enjoined by judgment of tbe circuit court of Dane county, upon tbe ground that it was made without authority of law. A re-assessment and re-levy for…
1Opinion of the CourtDixoN, C. J.
The difficulty in the mind of the court is not that the act in question (ch. 316, Private and Local Laws of *4061869) embraces more tbat one subject, but wbetber tbe subject is properly expressed in tbe title as required by tbe constitution, art. IV., sec. 18. Tbe title of tbe act is: “ An act to authorize tbe city of Madison to re-assess and collect certain taxes and assessments.” Tbe objection tbat tbe act embraces more than one subject is, tbat after providing for tbe re-assessment and re-levy of certain taxes and assessments for tbe pavement known as tbe “Nicholson pavement,” or any other…
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