Town of Fairbanks v. Independent Meat Market
District Court, D. Alaska
This is an action submitted to the court for its decision under the provisions of part 4, c. 28, of the Code of Alaska, on an agreed statement of facts. The statement of facts was subscribed and sworn to by A. J. Nordale, mayor of the town of Fairbanks, and H. E. Gardner, one of the defendants.
1Opinion of the Court
OVERFIEDD, District Judge.
The question here presented is whether defendants can be legally taxed by the town of Fairbanks on personal property which was admittedly without the corporate limits of the town on the date of the assessment, October 1, 1909.
The plaintiff would substantiate their right to so tax the personal property of the defendants in this case, beef cattle, under and by virtue of an ordinance regularly passed by the city council, which is in words and figures as follows:
“Be it ordained by the council of tbe town of Fairbanks, Alaska:
“Section 1. That all real property and the…
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