People ex rel. Hill v. Board of Supervisors
New York Supreme Court
Certiorari on the relation of Francis A. Hill, as supervisor of the town of ■Ontario, in the county of Wayne, to review the proceedings of the board of ■supervisors of the county of Wayne in equalizing the assessments made by "-the assessors of the several towns.
1Opinion of the CourtBradley, J.
The charge made by the relator is that the defendant adopted •an erroneous method in making the equalization, and that the result was prejudicial to his town. The statute imposing this duty on the board of supervisors of each county provides the manner of its performance to attain the object to be accomplished. They are required to examine the assessment rolls of the several towns in the county, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the valuations in one town bear a just relation to the valuations in •all other towns in the county. They may increase or diminish the aggregate valuations of…
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