Legal Opinion
Stone v. City of Hobbs
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided July 5, 1950No. 5284PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COMPTON, Justice.
The basic questions are (a) the constitutionality of Chapter 122, Laws of 1947, N.M. Stats., and (b) the validity of a contract between the City of Hobbs and Boettcher & Company, of Denver, Colorado, entered into pursuant to the act.
The City of Hobbs, by authority of Sec. 14-3901, N.M.Stats.1941 Comp., is collecting a tax of one cent per gallon upon all gasoline and motor fuel sold within the city. Pursuant to Chapter 122, Laws 1947, N.M. Stats., it has issued its provisional order directing the improvement of certain streets within the city, and by ordinance, has created a…
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