People ex rel. McSpedon v. Haws
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from an order referring it to a referee to take and' state an account of the amount due to the relators. The proceeding was an application for a mandamus against the comptroller of the city of ew York. The facts are fully stated in our report of the previous proceedings in this controversy. (11 Ante, 114; 12 Ib., 70.) From the latter decision this appeal was taken.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.—Clerke, P. J.
—I. The position taken by the counsel for the defendant in his seventh point is disposed of *205by the act of April 17, 1860, authorizing the supervisors of the county of New York to raise money by tax for city and county purposes. By section 6 of the act, they are empowered to raise and collect, in addition to the ordinary taxation, the further sum, not exceeding $80,000, to meet and pay whatever sum, up to that amount, may be found due to the contractors with the commissioners of records.
Whether the Legislature had or had not the constitutional power originally to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Brady v. SupervisorsThe Superior Court of New York City · 1849
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