Carpenter v. City of St. Paul
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Oertiorciri to review a judgment of the court of common pleas of Ramsey county, Simons, J., presiding, against certain real estate of plaintiff, for the amount charged against it in the reassessment for grading Ramsey street, in the city of St. Paul.
1Opinion of the Court
Cornell, J.1
Whether, in exercising the power of taxation, under § 1, art. 9, of the constitution, it is competent for the legislature to confer upon the common council or board of public works of a city authority to decide upon the local character of any contemplated public improvement within said city, to fix the amount necessary to be raised by taxation for that purpose, to ascertain what property will be benefited by the improvement, to prescribe the tax *234district within which the amount of the tax shall bo raised,, and to apportion the same by an assessment upon the property therein…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rogers v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1876
- In re the appeals of PowersMichigan Supreme Court · 1874
- Sewall v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1874
- In the Matter of WardNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
3Cited by14 opinions
- State ex rel. Cunningham v. District Court of Ramsey CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1882
- Little Rock v. KatzensteinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1889
- State ex rel. Burger v. District Court of Ramsey CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- Ellison v. City of La MoureNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1915
- Kelly v. Minneapolis CitySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
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