Laughlin v. City of Portland
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report. This is a bill in equity, brought by fifteen taxable inhabitants of Portland, asking that the officers and agents of said City of Portland be restrained and enjoined from establishing a municipal fuel yard and from raising by taxation the money necessary for the purpose and from carrying into effect any of the votes by the city government, or the voters to whom the question of establishing and maintaining such fuel yard was referred.
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On report. This is a bill in equity, brought by fifteen taxable inhabitants of Portland, asking that the officers and agents of said City of Portland be restrained and enjoined from establishing a municipal fuel yard and from raising by taxation the money necessary for the purpose and from carrying into effect any of the votes by the city government, or the voters to whom the question of establishing and maintaining such fuel yard was referred. The defendant demurred to the bill and the demurrer was joined. Upon a hearing in this cause, the parties agreeing thereto, the case was reported to…
1Opinion of the CourtCornish, J.
The Legislature of Maine in 1903 enacted the following law: “Any city or town is hereby authorized and empowered to establish and maintain within its limits, a permanent wood, coal and fuel yard, for the purpose of selling, at cost, wood, coal and *488fuel to its inhabitants. The term ‘at cost’ as used herein, shall be construed as meaning without financial profit.” Pub. L., 1903, c 122, R. S., ch. 4, sec. 87.
At the municipal election held in the City of Portland on December 2, 1912, the question of establishing and maintaining a fuel yard under the terms of the above act was submitted .to the…
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