City of Newark v. Mount Pleasant Cemetery Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On error to the Supreme Court. By the judgment brought here by this writ the Supreme Court vacated an assessment imposed by the city of Newark on lands of the Mount Pleasant Cemetery Company for the expense of repaving Belleville avenue.
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On error to the Supreme Court. By the judgment brought here by this writ the Supreme Court vacated an assessment imposed by the city of Newark on lands of the Mount Pleasant Cemetery Company for the expense of repaving Belleville avenue. No opinion was rendered in that court, but the following memorandum was filed: “ The relator is incorporated under a special act, January 24th, 1844. “A supplement, February 9th, 1861, exempts it from taxes and assessments until board of chosen freeholders otherwise directs. “ That exemption held good in 23 Vroom 539., “June 19th, 1891, the freeholders…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Magie, J.
It is obvious that the judgment of the Supreme Court has proceeded upon the ground that the eighth section of the “Act to authorize the incorporation of rural cemetery associations and regulate cemeteries,” approved April 9th, 1875 (Rev., p. 100), which enacts .that “ the cemetery lands and .property of any association formed pursuant to this act or otherwise incorporated” shall be exempt from all public taxes, rates and assessments, applies to the lands and property of the *170Mount Pleasant Cemetery Company and exempts them from such an…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Commonwealth v. KennesonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
- Mount Pleasant Cemetery Co. v. Mayor of NewarkSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1890
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