Spaulding Et Ux. v. City of Rutland

The plaintiffs in this suit in chancery seek a declaratory decree determinative of their rights, if any they have, under a certain tax exemption vote of the City of Rutland. At the annual city meeting held March 3, 1936, this question was regularly submitted to the voters for decision: “Shall any manufacturing establishment or establishments acquiring the property of the Yorke Shirt Company, situated on Cleveland Avenue in this city, and the machinery, capital and personal property used in such business, be exempted from taxation for a period of five (5) years, provided that employment be…