State ex rel. Abbott v. Board of County Commissioners
Nebraska Supreme Court
This was an application for a peremptory writ of mandamus commanding the defendants to lay out and establish a ditch or drain for the purpose of draining certain lands described in the application, in accordance with the authority vested in the defendants by the provisions of an act entitled “ An act to drain marsh or swamp lands,” approved March 8,1873. Gen. Stat., 1057. cited Cooley on Taxation, 16. French v. Teschemaker, 24 Cal., 518. Buncombe v.- Prindle, 12 Iowa, 1. The…
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This was an application for a peremptory writ of mandamus commanding the defendants to lay out and establish a ditch or drain for the purpose of draining certain lands described in the application, in accordance with the authority vested in the defendants by the provisions of an act entitled “ An act to drain marsh or swamp lands,” approved March 8,1873. Gen. Stat., 1057. cited Cooley on Taxation, 16. French v. Teschemaker, 24 Cal., 518. Buncombe v.- Prindle, 12 Iowa, 1. The Iowa Homestead Company v. Webster County, 21 Iowa, 221. Roosevelt v. Godard, 52 Barb., 533. Bigelow v. West Wisconsin…
1Opinion of the Court
Maxwell, Oh. J.
The only question for our consideration is the proper construction to be given to section 6, article IX, of the constitution of 1875, which is as follows: “ The legislature may vest the corporate authorities of cities, towns, and villages with power to make local improvements by special assessments, or by special taxation of the property benefited. Eor all other corporate purposes, all municipal corporations may be vested with authority to assess and collect taxes, but such taxes shall be uniform in respect to persons and property within the jurisdiction of the body imposing…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Weeks v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1860
- Garrett v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1857
- Harward v. St. Clair & Monroe Levee & Drainage Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1869
- Hurford v. City of OmahaNebraska Supreme Court · 1876
- Williams v. CammackMississippi Supreme Court · 1854
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- State ex rel. Berge v. LansingNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
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