State v. Babcock
Supreme Court of Minnesota
In proceedings in the district court for Hennepin county to enforce payment of delinquent real estate taxes for the year 1900, defendant Willoughby M. Babcock interposed an answer. The case was tried before Elliott, J., who found in favor of plaintiff, and, on application of defendant, certified to the supreme court for its determination the question set out in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
This is a certified tax case, and the question certified for our answer is tbis: “Has an independent school district the right and power to levy a special tax for the support of the schools in said district in excess of fifteen mills on the dollar assessed valuation, and, if it does, has the county auditor the right and power to extend such tax on the tax lists of his county? In other words, does the general school (tax) law limiting the amount of tax which may be raised for the support of schools include independent school districts?”
Our answer is that an independent school district has the…
2Cited by2 opinions
- Oliver Iron Mining Co. v. Independent School District No. 35Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
- Leroy v. SPECIAL IND. SCH. DIST. NO. 1 OF MINNEAPOLISSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1969