Clarke v. Sheldon
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from Wayne county court. Action by Lewis H. Clarke, as a tax-payer of the town of Sodus, Wayne county,'to require Andrew P. Sheldon, as treasurer of Wayne county, to purchase the bonds of the town issued to aid in the construction of the Sodus Point & Southern Bailroad and the Borne, Watertown & Ogdensburgh Bail-road. Laws ÍT.
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Appeal from Wayne county court. Action by Lewis H. Clarke, as a tax-payer of the town of Sodus, Wayne county,'to require Andrew P. Sheldon, as treasurer of Wayne county, to purchase the bonds of the town issued to aid in the construction of the Sodus Point & Southern Bailroad and the Borne, Watertown & Ogdensburgh Bail-road. Laws ÍT. T. 1869, c. 907, § 4, as amended by Laws 1871, cc. 283, 925, provides, among other things, that “all taxes, except school and road taxes, collected for the next 30 years, or so much thereof as may be necessary, in any town, village, or city, on the assessed…
1Opinion of the CourtMacomber, J.
The town of Sodus, prior to the year 1871, issued its bonds in the amount of $113,000, under chapter 811 of the Laws of 1868, to aid in the construction of the Lake Ontario Shore Railroad, now known as the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburgh Railroad, and also issued bonds in the sum of $77,000, under chapter 907 of the Laws of 1869, to aid in the construction of the Sodus Point & Southern Railroad; the two railways passing through such town, and crossing each other. Since the construction of these railways, respectively, the taxable property thereof has been assessed, and these companies have paid…
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Matter of Clark v. . SheldonNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Strough v. Board of SupervisorsNew York Supreme Court · 1888
- Patterson v. BurnettNew York Supreme Court · 1889
- Wood v. Board of SupervisorsNew York Supreme Court · 1888
- Hill v. SheldonNew York Supreme Court · 1889
3Cited by1 opinion
- Clark v. SheldonNew York Supreme Court · 1890