Legal Opinion
State v. Inhabitants of Trenton
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided February 15, 1898PublishedCited by 4 opinions
On certiorari, by a taxpayer, removing a resolution of the common council of the city of Trenton, appropriating-$150,000 for the purchase of lands and the erection of buildings thereon to be used for high school purposes.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Collins, J.
■ To support the resolution under review, the 'defendants rely upon chapter 21 of the public laws of the year 1896 (Pamph. L., p. 43), namely:
“An act concerning cities of the second class in this state and providing for the purchase of lands and the construction and repair of buildings for high school purposes in such cities.
“ 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That whenever the board of education or other body having charge of the public schools in any city of the second class in this state…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State ex rel. Warner v. HoaglandSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1888
- State v. Village of South OrangeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1893
3Cited by4 opinions
- Riccio v. Mayor of HobokenSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1903
- State v. Inhabitants of TrentonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1898
- Mahwah Township v. Bergen CountyNew Jersey Tax Court · 1981
- State v. Town of GuttenbergSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1898