People v. Haws
New York Supreme Court
ON the 13th of April, 1855, the legislature passed an act appointing commissioner^ to arrange the public records in New York, and have indexes made and printed; and providing that “the necessary expenses incurred by them shall be paid by the county treasurer, upon the certificate of said commissioners; and the supervisors of said city and county are hereby authorized to raise by tax the amount required to defray the same.” {Laws of 1855, p. 762.) Pursuant to the statute, the…
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ON the 13th of April, 1855, the legislature passed an act appointing commissioner^ to arrange the public records in New York, and have indexes made and printed; and providing that “the necessary expenses incurred by them shall be paid by the county treasurer, upon the certificate of said commissioners; and the supervisors of said city and county are hereby authorized to raise by tax the amount required to defray the same.” {Laws of 1855, p. 762.) Pursuant to the statute, the commissioners, on the 15th of November, 1855, made a contract with the relators to make and print indexes of the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Clerke, P. J.
I. The position taken by the counsel for the defendant, in his 7th point, is disposed of *76by the act of April 17, 1860, authorizing the supervisors of the county of New York to raise money by tax for city and county purposes. By the 6th section of this act they are empowered to raise and collect, in addition to the ordinary taxation, the further sum not exceeding $80,000, to meet and pay whatever sum up to that amount may be found due to the contractors with the commissioners of records. Whether the legislature had, or had not, the constitutional power, originally,…
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