Mayor & Council v. Tower Hill School Ass'n

Pennewill, C. J.,

delivering the opinion of the majority of the Court:

The question to be determined in this case is whether the real estate of the plaintiff was lawfully assessed for city and municipal taxes.

*280The following constitutional provisions and legislative enactments were referred to in the agreement as having some bearing on the questions involved.

Section 3 of Article 10 of the Constitution of this state provides that:

“All real or personal property used for school purposes, where tuition is free, shall be exempt from taxation and assessment for public purposes.”

Manifestly this…