State ex rel. Hirni v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Bates Circuit Court. — Host. James H. Lay, Judge. (1) The intent of the framers of the constitution should govern in interpreting its provisions. Cooley’s Const. Lim. [6 Ed.], 69. (2) 'In determining such intent it is proper to consult the status of public affairs at the time and the causes which led to its adoption.
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Appeal from Bates Circuit Court. — Host. James H. Lay, Judge. (1) The intent of the framers of the constitution should govern in interpreting its provisions. Cooley’s Const. Lim. [6 Ed.], 69. (2) 'In determining such intent it is proper to consult the status of public affairs at the time and the causes which led to its adoption. (3) The constitutional limitation prescribed in section 11 of article 10 applies to townships as fully as if in terms they had been designated therein. State, etc., v. Brassfield, 67 Mo.’331; see, also, State, etc., v. Columbia, 111 Mo. 365; Barnard v. Knox Co., 105…
1Opinion of the CourtBrace, J.
— This is an action by the collector of Bates county to recover unpaid taxes for the years 1889 and 1890 in which the plaintiff obtained judgment in the trial court and the defendant appeals. Bates county is under township organization. The assessed value of the property in that county on which taxes were levied for those years was over $6,000,000 and under $10,000,000. In addition to .a county tax of fifty cents on the $100 levied upon the property of the defendant in those years, there was levied an .additional tax of twenty cents on the $100 called a township tax. The former the defendant…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Webb v. Lafayette CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1878
- Opinion of Supreme Court Judges on Township Organization LawSupreme Court of Missouri · 1874
- MacOn County v. HuidekoperSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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