Sheppard v. City of Edison

1. It is declared in tlie constitution of this State (Civil Code of 1910, § 6579) : “Authority may be granted to counties, militia districts, school districts, and to municipal corporations, upon the recommendation of the corporate authority, to establish and maintain public schools in their respective limits by local taxation.”

2. It is provided in section 18B of the act approved August 4, 1923 (Acts 1923, p. 640), amending the charter of the City of Edison, “That said city council . . shall have the right to condemn land and other property for school purposes, when in their judgment it may…