Village of Hyde Park v. Ingalls
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. Martin R. M. Wallace, Judge, presiding. This was an application, by appellant, against appellees and others, for judgment for delinquent taxes.
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Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. Martin R. M. Wallace, Judge, presiding. This was an application, by appellant, against appellees and others, for judgment for delinquent taxes. The objectors introduced in evidence the annual appropriat.ion bill and tax levy of the village, together with the certificate of publication, as follows: “ Be it ordained by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Hyde Park: Section 1. That the following sums of money be and the same are hereby appropriated to defray all necessary expenses and liabilities of the village of Hyde Park,…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Scholfield
The rate per cent of taxation here levied is not in excess of the limitation of the constitution, or of any provision of the municipal charter. The only question is, whether the purpose of the item in controversy is lawful.
The village trustees are lawfully vested with all the legislative authority of the corporation, and they alone are authorized to levy taxes for the payment of the corporate debts. Const. 1870, art. 9, sec. 10. They exercise an undeniable authority to provide for the payment of the corporate debts, in such manner as the holders of the indebtedness and they may agree upon.…
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