Lyons v. Woods
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO. This was a bill filed by James Lyons and others in the District Court of the Third Judicial District of the Territory of New Mexico for the county of Grant, August 27, 1885, against Woods and others, being the collector .of taxes, the ■assessor, and the county commissioners for that county, averring that complainants were taxpayers within said county,, whose property was referred tp and described in the tax…
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APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO. This was a bill filed by James Lyons and others in the District Court of the Third Judicial District of the Territory of New Mexico for the county of Grant, August 27, 1885, against Woods and others, being the collector .of taxes, the ■assessor, and the county commissioners for that county, averring that complainants were taxpayers within said county,, whose property was referred tp and described in the tax list-an d assessment roll in the hands of defendant Woods, collector, which list and roll were prepared from assessments made…
1Opinion of the Court
Me. Chief Justice. Fullee
delivered the opinion of the court.
By § 3 of the organic act of the Territory of New Mexico, act of September 9, 1850, c. 49, 9 Stat. 446, the executive power and authprity in and over that Territory was vested in a governor, whose dhty was, among others, to “approve the laws passed by the legislative assembly before they shall take effect.” By the fourth section it was provided that there should be a secretary of the Territory, who shall “ hold his joffi.ee for four years unless sooner removed by the President of the United States,” and that “ he shall record and…
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