Legal Opinion
Greater Poughkeepsie Library District v. Town of Poughkeepsie
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 8, 1993PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
Under a statute creating the Greater Poughkeepsie Library District (L 1987, ch 524), the City of Poughkeepsie and the Town of Poughkeepsie must levy a tax to fund the Library District in an amount fixed by the trustees of the Library District. The Town of Poughkeepsie contends that the statute violates the State Constitution because it delegates the power to tax in violation of articles III, IX and XVI; fails to contain a Home Rule message as required by article IX, § 2 (b) (2); and fails to require equalized values among the two assessing units that make…
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