Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures v. City of Paterson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gummere, Chief Justice.

The question presented for determination by these proceedings is the validity of certain taxes, assessed upon real estate of the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures, for the year 1914, by the taxing officials of the city of Paterson. These taxes were laid, partly for city purposes, partly for county purposes and partly for the support of the public schools of the state. The society claims that it is exempt from all such taxation by the provisions of its charter; the Supreme Court upheld this contention, and the city has…