Bishop's Residence Co. v. Hudson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Shepard Barclay, Judge. (1) The property in question is not exempt from taxation. The state constitution provides, in section 6, of article 10, that “lots in incorporated cities, to the extent of one acre, with the buildings thereon, may be exempted from taxation when the same are used exclusively for religious worship, or for purposes purely charitable ; provided, that such exemptions shall be only by general law.”
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Shepard Barclay, Judge. (1) The property in question is not exempt from taxation. The state constitution provides, in section 6, of article 10, that “lots in incorporated cities, to the extent of one acre, with the buildings thereon, may be exempted from taxation when the same are used exclusively for religious worship, or for purposes purely charitable ; provided, that such exemptions shall be only by general law.” By section 7, following section 6, above referred to, it is provided that all laws exempting property from taxation, other than…
1Opinion of the CourtNorton, C. J.
This is a proceeding' in equity to enjoin defendant, as collector of the city of St. Lonis, from instituting suits to enforce the payment of certain tax hills, for the years 1881, 1882, and 1883, assessed upon lot 11, and east half of lot 12, of block 12, in Stoddard’s addition, and also known as block 1028, of the city of St. Louis.
It is alleged in the petition that plaintiff organized .-as a corporation in the year 1875, under article 8, chapter 37, Wagner’s Statutes, that being the law then in force relating to benevolent or charitable corporations; that the object of the corporation was…
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