Legal Opinion
City of Pawhuska, Okl. ex rel. Graham v. Midland Valley R.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 10, 1929No. 8304PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, Circuit Judge.
This suit was brought in the name of the city on relation of an owner of a $500 bond issued by the city, which by its terms is payable only out of benefits which had been, assessed against-lots and parcels of land in Street Improvement District No. 18. The procedure by which a city may create improvement districts for permanent improvement of its streets and other public places and assess the cost as a special tax against the property therein is fully prescribed by the Act of March 23, 1923, Oklahoma Laws (Laws 1923, c. 173). The City of Pawhuska passed a resolution which…
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