City of New Orleans v. St. Charles-Street Railroad

In defense to the demand for city taxes for the year 1875 defendant “ pleads the general denial, and further, specially answering, says that the property upon which the tax herein is claimed is exempt from taxation by the city of Now Orleans under the terms of the contract *498between defendant and .said city.” The taxes are upon certain real estate owned by the defendant and used as depots for its street cars.

Defendant acquired the contract from Nicholson & Co., who contracted for the privilege of running street cars with the mayor of New Orleans, under an ordinance adopted on the eleventh of…