City of Genesee v. Latah County
Idaho Supreme Court
APPEAL from District Court, Latab County. ■ Section 887 of the Kevised Statutes of Idaho creates each city in the state a separate road district and confers upon the-city council the same powers and enjoins the performance of the same duties imposed upon the board of county commissioners.
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APPEAL from District Court, Latab County. ■ Section 887 of the Kevised Statutes of Idaho creates each city in the state a separate road district and confers upon the-city council the same powers and enjoins the performance of the same duties imposed upon the board of county commissioners. A municipality may be incorporated under a general law and not by a special charter; yet, when incorporated thereunder, the general act constitutes, and has the same effect, as-though specially granted by the legislature. (15 Am. & Eng_ Ency. of Law, 911.) A municipality may be estopped by action of its…
1Opinion of the CourtMorgan, J.
(After Stating the Facts.) — Section 886 of the Revised Statutes provides that county commissioners shall levy road tax on all property in the county for road purposes. This includes property of towns and villages. The tax so levied and *144collected was to be turned over to county treasurer for tlie use of the road districts from which it was collected. The latter clause was changed by amendment in First Session Laws of 1890-91, page 192, by virtue of which this fund now goes into the county treasury for use of the road fund. This does away with the provision that money must be applied in…
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