Cox v. Segee
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Petition, filed on October 19, 1909, by two citizens and taxpayers of the town of Revere, for a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents, assessors of taxes of that town, to make a full report to the town of all abatements of taxes made by them between March 5, 1906, and March 1,1909, and of the amounts of such abatements and the reasons therefor. The petition was heard by. Sheldon, J., who reported it for determination by the full court.
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Petition, filed on October 19, 1909, by two citizens and taxpayers of the town of Revere, for a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents, assessors of taxes of that town, to make a full report to the town of all abatements of taxes made by them between March 5, 1906, and March 1,1909, and of the amounts of such abatements and the reasons therefor. The petition was heard by. Sheldon, J., who reported it for determination by the full court. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBraley, J.
The town of Revere enacted a by-law which provided “ that assessors shall keep a record of all abatements of taxes, the names of the parties taxed, and the reasons for and amounts of abatements. And they shall annually make a report of the valuation real and personal and total the rate of taxation, the amount of money raised, and amount of money received as taxes from other sources than taxation by the town, with a full report of all abatements, with the amounts of the abatement, the names of the persons benefited, and the reasons therefor, and they shall at least once in two years, cause to…
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