Legal Opinion
DuBois v. TOWN BD. OF NEW PALTZ
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 20, 1974PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.
We hold that there is no constitutional infirmity in the Legislature’s delegation to a town in which there is an incorporated village which forms a separate road district, of authority to impose town highway taxes on real property which lies within the village. Nor is it constitutionally objectionable that the Legislature hás also delegated an associated discretionary authority to the town board in such a situation to exempt village property from certain items of such highway tax.
Section 141 of the Highway Law directs the town superintendent of highways annually to make a written statement of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Matter of 436 W. 34th St. Corp. v. McGoldrickNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
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