Commissioners of Laramie County v. COMMISSIONERS OF ALBANY COUNTY
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the Territory of Wyoming.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clifford
Counties, cities, and towns are municipal corporations, created by the authority of the legislature; and they derive all their powers from the source of their creation, except where the constitution of the State otherwise provides. Beyond doubt, they are, in general, made bodies politic and corporate; and are usually invested with certain subordinate legislative powers, to facilitate the due administration of their own internal affairs, and to promote the general welfare of the municipality. They have no inherent jurisdiction to make laws, or to adopt governmental regulations; nor can they…
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