Basnett v. City of Jacksonville
Supreme Court of Florida
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Duval county. This is a proceeding under Section 4 of Chapter 151, Laws of Florida, to have the assessment of taxes of the City of Jacksonville for the year 1880 declared illegal. The Circuit Judge dismissed the petition of the plaintiff in error.
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Duval county. This is a proceeding under Section 4 of Chapter 151, Laws of Florida, to have the assessment of taxes of the City of Jacksonville for the year 1880 declared illegal. The Circuit Judge dismissed the petition of the plaintiff in error. Said section is as follows : “ That in all cases where assessments are made against any person or persons, body politic or corporate, and payment of the same may be or shall be refused upon allegation of the illegality of such assessment, such person or persons, body politic or corporate, may apply to the Judge…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Westcott
The questions discussed in this case were restricted to the matter of the legality of the assessment of the tax for the' year 1880 upon the property of the plaintiff in error. Quite a number of interesting questions concerning the, mode of assessment where the power to collect the tax existed were discussed, but in view of the conclusion we reach, their consideration by us is unnecessary. That conclusion is that the city of Jacksonville did not have the power to levy a part of the taxes here complained of. The taxes were for general municipal purposes for the year 1880, and a tax to meet the…
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