People ex rel. Van Rensselaer v. Weaver
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from an order, made at the Albany Special Term, affirming tlie action of the respondents in assessing the lands of the relators and denying the relief demanded by them. The matter was brought before the court upon a certiora/ri, issued under chapter 269 of 1880, to review the action of the board of assessors. The lands in question were brought within the boundaries of the city of Alban}', in 1870, by chapter 139 of the Laws of that year.
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Appeal from an order, made at the Albany Special Term, affirming tlie action of the respondents in assessing the lands of the relators and denying the relief demanded by them. The matter was brought before the court upon a certiora/ri, issued under chapter 269 of 1880, to review the action of the board of assessors. The lands in question were brought within the boundaries of the city of Alban}', in 1870, by chapter 139 of the Laws of that year. The lands upon which are imposed the assessments which are sought to be reviewed in this proceeding are owned by the relators and form a part of a…
1Opinion of the Court
Pabeee, J.:
This is an appeal from an order of the Special Term, confirming and approving an assessment of certain real estate belonging to the *136relators and situate in tlie city of Albany, as made by the assessors of said city in the year 1885.
Prior to April 6, 1870, the lands in question were situate in that portion of the town of Watervliet, Albany county, which was, by chapter 139 of the Laws of 1870, annexed to the city of Albany.
By said act, as amended by chapter 402 of the Laws of 1877, it is provided that “ the districts of country now comprising parts of the towns of Bethlehem and…
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