Ivinson v. Hance
Wyoming Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court for Albany County. A full statement of the case appears in the opinion of the chief justice. I. As to jurisdiction in equity to restrain the levy and collection of illegal taxes, and the illegal disbursements of public funds: See Dillon, 677, 693. II. As to the purposes and powers of municipal corporations: Dillon, 17-25, 28, 153. III. These corporations have no powers, except such as are expressly granted: Dillon, 101 et seq.; Cooley’s Const.
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Appeal from the District Court for Albany County. A full statement of the case appears in the opinion of the chief justice. I. As to jurisdiction in equity to restrain the levy and collection of illegal taxes, and the illegal disbursements of public funds: See Dillon, 677, 693. II. As to the purposes and powers of municipal corporations: Dillon, 17-25, 28, 153. III. These corporations have no powers, except such as are expressly granted: Dillon, 101 et seq.; Cooley’s Const. Lim. 194-197, and notes. IY. As to their power to tax: Dillon, 560-3-4, 576, 580; see plaintiff’s bill, 1-5; City…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Fisher, C. J.
This was a bill in equity filed in the district court of Albany county, of September term, A.D. 1874, to restrain defendant from collecting certain taxes levied by the board of trustees of Laramie City for municipal purposes. To which bill the defendants filed a general demhrrer, which was overruled by the court. The counsel for the respective parties then entered into a stipulation to submit all the matters in controversy to this’court at the March term, A. D. 1875, so that the question to be *273determined is, should the demurrer have been sustained or not?
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