Legal Opinion
Town of Ashland v. Board of Supervisors
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 16, 1961No. Record 5173PublishedCited by 13 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtSnead, J.
On February 18, 1959, the Board of Supervisors for Hanover county instituted a proceeding for a declaratory judgment against the Town of Ashland and its municipal officers. Petitioner challenged Ashland’s authority to impose a license tax upon motor vehicles owned by the town’s residents, as set forth in an ordinance it proposed to adopt on March 14, 1959, pursuant to §§ 46.1-65 and 46.1-66, as amended and reenacted (1959, Ex. Sess., cc. 22, 55), while there was in force and effect a similar county ordinance. It was alleged, inter alia, that the first paragraph of § 46.1-65 (d) was void…
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