Battle v. Corporation of Mobile
Supreme Court of Alabama
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Mobile. These causes, in the court below, were submitted on the following statement of facts, to wit: The Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of the city of Mobile, pursuant to the act of 14th January, 1844 pp. 1844, 175, passed an ordinance for the collection of a city tax; the assessors of taxes were duly elected and qualified; they duly assessed the steamboat New World, the property of William Stewart, the defendant in one of the…
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Mobile. These causes, in the court below, were submitted on the following statement of facts, to wit: The Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of the city of Mobile, pursuant to the act of 14th January, 1844 pp. 1844, 175, passed an ordinance for the collection of a city tax; the assessors of taxes were duly elected and qualified; they duly assessed the steamboat New World, the property of William Stewart, the defendant in one of the suits, as a part of his property : And also assessed the steamboat Montgomery, as a part of the property of J. & J. Battle,…
1Opinion of the CourtGoldthwaite, J.
In the matters submitted for decision, by the case agreed, no question whatever is made as to the regularity or validity of-’the proceedings, by means of which the city corporation claims to levy the'tax in dispute. The 'charter of incorporation invests the city authorities with power to lay taxes on both real and personal estate within the city, making no distinction as to any persons, and not exceeding forty cents on every hundred dollars in value of propei^r. [Acts of 1844, 176, <§> 19.] The taxes for the current year of 1844-5, were fixed by a resolution of the city authorities, at forty…
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