Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, Inc. v. Preisch

This proceeding has to do with the publication of statements of exempt and partially exempt real property situated within the City of Lockport, Niagara County. For 50 years through 1954 each separate parcel was listed in the newspaper publication with the name of the person appearing as the owner on the roll. Commencing in 1955, a summary statement was published instead giving the aggregates of prop*56erty classified as “ Veterans ”, “ Fraternal ”, “ Churches ” and other tax exempt categories. This change was not prompted by any statutory amendment, but by a new interpretation. In 1957 the…