Black v. Common Council
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Wayne; Frazer, J. Bill by Clarence A. Black and others, taxpayers of the city of Detroit, against the common council of said city and others, to enjoin an expenditure of public moneys. From a decree for complainants, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.
This bill was filed by Clarence A. Black and 13 other citizens and taxpayers of the city of Detroit against the common council, the controller, and the treasurer of the city, to restrain them from using or expending the sum of $5,000, which the common council of the city, by resolution, directed to be paid into the entertainment fund from and out of the general fund. The charter of the city (compilation of 1893), by section 222, provides that the common council shall have power to annually levy, assess, and collect, on the assessed value of all real and personal property of the city made…
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