Harder's Fire Proof Storage & Van Co. v. City of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Appear from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. G. A. Carprnter, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery filed by Harder’s Fire Proof Storage and Van Company, a corporation, on its own behalf and on behalf of all other persons, firms and corporations similarly situated who desired to join therein and pay their proportionate share of the cost of the litigation, in the circuit court of.
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Appear from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. G. A. Carprnter, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery filed by Harder’s Fire Proof Storage and Van Company, a corporation, on its own behalf and on behalf of all other persons, firms and corporations similarly situated who desired to join therein and pay their proportionate share of the cost of the litigation, in the circuit court of. Cook county, against the city of Chicago, in which it was alleged that the complainant was engaged in the teaming business in the city of Chicago, carting and removing furniture and other…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hand
The bill in this case was filed by the complainant to test the constitutionality of the “wheel tax” ordinance passed by the city of Chicago and the statute under which said ordinance was passed.
It is first contended that the legislature is without power to authorize the city of Chicago to pass an ordinance requiring vehicles using its streets to pay a license fee, which fee, when collected, shall be kept as a separate fund and used for improving and keeping in repair the streets and alleys of the city, as it is said, first, the license fee thus provided for is a tax; and second, the privilege…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Smith v. McDowellIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- Porter v. Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Cicero Lumber Co. v. Town of CiceroIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- City of Chicago v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Bessette v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
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