 | 1875 - 438 pages
...25 Wls. 188. We have established, we think, beyond cavil, that there can be no lawful tax which ls not laid for a public purpose. It may not be easy...decide what is a public purpose in this sense and what ls not. It ls undoubtedly the duty of the legislature which imposes or authorizes municipalities to... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1875 - 750 pages
...are imposed for a public purpose." We have established, we think, beyond cavil that there can be no lawful tax which is not laid for a public purpose....is a public purpose in this sense and what is not. It is undoubtedly the duty of the legislature which imposes or authorizes municipalities to impose... | |
 | 1875 - 788 pages
...; Whiting v. Fond du Lac, supra. We have established, we think, beyond cavil, that there can be no lawful tax which is not laid for a public purpose....is a public purpose in this sense, and what is not. It is undoubtedly the duty of the legislature which imposes or authorizes municipalities to impose... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - 1881 - 896 pages
...United States in Loan Association v. Topeka, say : " We have established beyond cavil there can be no lawful tax, which is not laid for a public purpose....is a public purpose in this sense, and what is not It is undoubtedly the duty of the legislature, which imposes or authorizes a municipality to impose... | |
 | John Joseph Lalor - 1883 - 1076 pages
...legislation; it is a decree under legislative forms. Nor is it taxation. Beyond a cavil there can be no lawful tax which is not laid for a public purpose....and what is not. But in the case before us, in which towns are authorized to contribute aid by way of taxation to any class of manufacturers, there is no... | |
 | John Joseph Lalor - 1883 - 1076 pages
...legislation; it is a decree under legislative forms. Nor is it taxation. Beyond a cavil there can t>e no lawful tax which is not laid for a public purpose."...and what is not. But in the case before us, in which towns are authorized to contribute aid by way of taxation to any class of manufacturers, there is no... | |
 | John Joseph Lalor - 1883 - 1076 pages
...legislation; it is a decree under legislative forms. Nor is it taxation. Beyond a cavil there can be no lawful tax which is not laid for a public purpose."...sense and what is not. But in the case before us, iu which towns are authorized to contribute aid by way of taxation to any class of manufacturers, there... | |
 | 1884 - 1030 pages
...are imposed for a public purpose." We have established, we think, beyond cavil that there can be no lawful tax which is not laid for a public purpose....is a public purpose in this sense and what is not. It is undoubtedly the duty of the legislature which imposes or authorizes municipalities to impose... | |
 | Benjamin La Fevre - 1884 - 532 pages
...legislation ; it is a decree under legislative forms. Nor is it taxation. Beyond a cavil there can be no lawful tax which is not laid for a public purpose....is a public purpose in this sense and what is not. If it be said that a benefit results to the local public of a town, by establishing manufactures, the... | |
 | 1902 - 1178 pages
...an Important case Is worthy of careful attention. That learned court declared that: "There can be no lawful tax which is not laid for a public purpose....to draw the line In all cases so as to decide what ¡sa public purpose In this sense and what is not. It Is undoubtedly the duty of the legislature, which... | |
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We have established, we think, beyond cavil, that there can be no lawful tax which is not laid for a public purpose. It may not be easy to draw the line in all cases, so as to decide what is a public purpose in this sense, and what is not. 
