County of Adams v. City of Quincy
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Adams county; the Hon. Benjamin F. Berrian, Judge, presiding. The court house, together with the grounds on which it was erected, not exceeding four acres, was exempt from taxation under the ordinance. 2 Starr & Curtis’ Stat. 2027; Const. art. 9 ; art. 9 of the act of 1872, to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages; People v. Pierce, 90 Ill. 85; Leindecker v. People, 98 id. 21; Potwin v. Johnson, 106 id. 532; People v. Springer,…
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Appeal from the County Court of Adams county; the Hon. Benjamin F. Berrian, Judge, presiding. The court house, together with the grounds on which it was erected, not exceeding four acres, was exempt from taxation under the ordinance. 2 Starr & Curtis’ Stat. 2027; Const. art. 9 ; art. 9 of the act of 1872, to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages; People v. Pierce, 90 Ill. 85; Leindecker v. People, 98 id. 21; Potwin v. Johnson, 106 id. 532; People v. Springer, id. 542; Herhold v. Chicago, id. 547; Chicago v. People, 80 id. 384; Chicago v. Larned, 34 id. 203; Board of Trustees v.…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Shops
The city of Quincy made application to the county court of Adams county for an order confirming the report of commissioners appointed to levy a special tax upon lots, parts of lots and tracts of land contiguous to and touching upon the line of certain streets proposed to be paved, in accordance with an ordinance of the city. The county of Adams-owns a block in the city, bounded partly by the street ordered to be improved, upon which block is situated the court house of the county. This block was assessed its proportionate share of the cost of the proposed improvement, according to its…
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