Cutlife v. Mayor of Albany
Supreme Court of Georgia
Taxes. Constitutional law. Before Judge Crisp. Dougherty Superior Court. April Term, 1878. Deported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Warner, Chief Justice.
This was a bill filed by the complainants against the Mayor and Council of the city of Albany, praying for an injunction to restrain the defendants from proceeding to enforce a certain tax ordinance of said city. Upon hearing the application for the injunction prayed for, the chancellor refused to grant it; whereupon the complainants excepted.
By its amended charter the defendants are authorized to levy such taxes as may be necessary for the support of the city government, and in such a way as shall be deemed by them to operate most equally on all the citizens and…
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