County of Erie v. Commissioners of Water Works
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Erie county: Of January Term 1886, No. 458. This was a case stated in the nature of a special verdict, for the judgment of the Court wherein the county of Erie was plaintiff, and the commissioners of water works in Erie was defendant.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Erie county: Of January Term 1886, No. 458. This was a case stated in the nature of a special verdict, for the judgment of the Court wherein the county of Erie was plaintiff, and the commissioners of water works in Erie was defendant. The following is the case stated: It is agreed by the attorneys for the above stated parties, that the following case stated in the nature of a special verdict, be presented for the judgment of the Court. 1. The commissioners of waterworks in the city of Erie are a quasi corporation, created by and in pursuance of the Act of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
The difference between this case and that of The County of Erie v. The Cit}^ of Erie is, that the Act of 1874 does contain a clause which directs that “ all property real or personal other than that which is in actual use and occupation for the purposes aforesaid and from which any income or revenue is derived shall be subject to taxation,” and it is the fact that the property in question here does yield a large revenue to the defendants. It seems to us that the legislature, possessing the power, as it does, by section 1 of Article IN, to provide for the levying and collecting of all taxes,…
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