In re the Mayor of New-York
New York Supreme Court
THE commissioners appointed by the court, on the applicaHon of the corporation of the city of New-York, pursuant to the 178th section of the act “to reduce several laws relating particularly to the city of New-York into one act,” passed 9th April, 1813, (2 N.R.L. 408.) made a report of their estimate and assessment of the damage and benefit to the parties interested, &c. in enlarging part of Nassau-strcct, by which, among other things, it appeared, that they assessed the…
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THE commissioners appointed by the court, on the applicaHon of the corporation of the city of New-York, pursuant to the 178th section of the act “to reduce several laws relating particularly to the city of New-York into one act,” passed 9th April, 1813, (2 N.R.L. 408.) made a report of their estimate and assessment of the damage and benefit to the parties interested, &c. in enlarging part of Nassau-strcct, by which, among other things, it appeared, that they assessed the benefit of the proposed improvement to the following churches, to be paid by them, viz. on the French church Du St. Esprit,…
1Per curiam
The churches are not well founded in their claim to a total exemption of their lots from assessments for opening, enlarging, or otherwise improving, streets in the city of New-York, made in pursuance of the act of the 9th of April, 1813. (2 N. R. L. 408.) These assessments are intended and directed to be made upon the owners of lands and lots who may receive “benefit and advantage” by the improvement. The exemption granted by the act of 1801, was in the general act for the assessment and collection of taxes; (1 N. R. L. 556.) and the provisions of that act all refer to general and public…
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