Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Langlade County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Lmglade County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Cassoday: “ This action is brought to set aside alleged taxes attempted to be imposed on the lands of the plaintiff in Langlade county in the year 1881. Two grounds are charged in the complaint as the basis of the action.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Lmglade County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Cassoday: “ This action is brought to set aside alleged taxes attempted to be imposed on the lands of the plaintiff in Langlade county in the year 1881. Two grounds are charged in the complaint as the basis of the action. The first is that the legislation which provided for the incorporation of towns in that county and for the organization of the county is unconstitutional, and therefore the persons assuming to exercise the taxing power had no jurisdiction or authority, and their attempted imposition of…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, J.
Since Langlade county contained more than 900 square miles of territory, the legislature had power to *620change its boundaries without first submitting the question to a vote of the people, as required by sec. 7, art. XIII, of the constitution. The territory of the county was divided into six towns, and a name and certain prescribed limits given to each, and each declared to have all the powers and privileges conferred by general laws upon other towns of this state, except as therein provided. The act also fixed the several places for holding the first annual town meeting in each of the towns,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- State ex rel. Knowlton v. WilliamsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1856
- In re of BoyleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1859
- State v. BloomWisconsin Supreme Court · 1863
- Smith v. SherryWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
- State ex rel. Cornish v. TuttleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
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3Cited by23 opinions
- State ex rel. Zilisch v. AuerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1928
- Milwaukee County v. IsenringWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
- Grunert v. SpaldingWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
- State ex rel. Baltzell v. StewartWisconsin Supreme Court · 1889
- State ex rel. Gubbins v. AnsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1907
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