Keene v. Jefferson County
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court- of Jefferson. Heai*d before the Hon. J. C. Carmichael. The hill in this case was filed by the appellant, Madeline Keene, as a resident citizen and tax-payer of Jefferson county, against Jefferson county and the Jefferson County Sanitary Commission.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court- of Jefferson. Heai*d before the Hon. J. C. Carmichael. The hill in this case was filed by the appellant, Madeline Keene, as a resident citizen and tax-payer of Jefferson county, against Jefferson county and the Jefferson County Sanitary Commission. It was averred in the bill that at the session of the General Assembly of Alabama of 1900-1901, there was an act passed making Jefferson county a sanitary district and establishing a sanitary commission therefor; that the commission so created was called the Jefferson County Sanitary Commission, which was composed of…
1Opinion of the CourtHaralson, J.
1. Before the adoption of the constitution of 1875, the legislature had the power to authorize a county to contract debts, in the promotion of railroad and other enterprises of a public beneficial nature, not violative of the constitutional restrictions in behalf of life, liberty and property, ‘and to authorize the levy of taxes for their payment. “The power, then, in the legislature, to authorize the counties of the State to make, contracts, to own property and incur obligations, is” (as was said in Ex parte Selma & Gulf R. R. Co., 45 Ala. 727), “'without limit, save such as policy and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Garland v. Board of RevenueSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
- Ex parte Selma & Gulf RailroadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1871
- Clarke & Daviney v. JackSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877
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- Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. ReedSupreme Court of Alabama · 1899
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3Cited by12 opinions
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