Lum v. City of Vicksburg
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the chancery court of Warren county. HoN. Claude PiNtard, Chancellor. In 1891 certain real estate of appellant, Lum, in the city of Vicksburg, was given in by him to the city assessor for taxes. On June 1 the assessor reported to the board of mayor and aldermen certain property as being undervalued, including the property of Lum. The board, being then in session, ordered the city clerk to notify the property holders that it would meet July 5 to consider the report.
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From the chancery court of Warren county. HoN. Claude PiNtard, Chancellor. In 1891 certain real estate of appellant, Lum, in the city of Vicksburg, was given in by him to the city assessor for taxes. On June 1 the assessor reported to the board of mayor and aldermen certain property as being undervalued, including the property of Lum. The board, being then in session, ordered the city clerk to notify the property holders that it would meet July 5 to consider the report. On the day named the board met and considered the report as to certain parties, not including Lum, and, as to others,…
1Opinion of the CourtWoods, J.
Sections 80 and 88 of the present constitution are so clearly prospective in their operation as to make unnecessary any discussion touching the supposed unconstitutionality of § 3035, *956code 1892. The sections of the constitution named, by their terms plainly show that no repeal of existing municipal charters was intended. Section 80 contains a direction to the legislature to provide, by general laws, for the prevention of abuses by municipal corporations of their powers of assessment, taxation, borrowing money and contracting debts; and § 88 is merely a direction to the legislature to pass…
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