Leighton v. City of Minneapolis

Loring, Chief Justice.

This action was brought against the city of Minneapolis and the auditor and treasurer of Hennepin county by a taxpayer and freeholder of the city, in behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, for a declaratory judgment to determine whether L. 1945, c. 351, violates Minn. Const. art. 4, §§ 33, 34, and 36. That chapter authorizes cities of the first class with a population of 450,000 or over, in addition to any tax authorized by law or charter, to levy an annual tax not exceeding five mills upon all the taxable prop erty within the city for the sole purpose of…