Town of Trenton v. Coyle
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Grundy Circuit Court. — Hon. Gr. D. Burgess, Judge. {1) The petition of plaintiff states facts sufficient ■feo constitute a cause of action against defendant. (2) 'The charter of the town of Trenton authorizes the passage of the ordinance mentioned in plaintiff’s petition. (3) The tax authorized by the ordinance mentioned in the petition of plaintiff is constitutional and valid.
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Appeal from Grundy Circuit Court. — Hon. Gr. D. Burgess, Judge. {1) The petition of plaintiff states facts sufficient ■feo constitute a cause of action against defendant. (2) 'The charter of the town of Trenton authorizes the passage of the ordinance mentioned in plaintiff’s petition. (3) The tax authorized by the ordinance mentioned in the petition of plaintiff is constitutional and valid. (4) ' The charter of plaintiff and the ordinance mentioned in plaintiff’s petition are constitutional and valid. (5) Plaintiff’s petition sufficiently shows that its council - did levy the special tax…
1Opinion of the CourtBrace, J.
This is an appeal from the judgment of the circuit court sustaining a demurrer to plaintiff’» petition.
The petition sets out the incorporation of the plaintiff by an act of the general assembly approved March 9, 1872 (Laws, 1872, p. 478), by which authority is given to the town of Trenton, by ordinance, to levy and collect taxes for general or special purposes and to-establish, open, alter, extend, grade, pave or otherwise improve all streets in said town ; and, then, it is therein alleged, that in pursuance of such authority ordinance-number J¡£ was duly passed, in which it was provided.'…
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