...valuation, so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of his or her property ; such value to be ascertained by some person...general assembly shall direct, and not otherwise. Section 5 of the same article provides, that the corporate authorities of counties, townships, school...

...establish a convenient mode of exercising the power of taxation, as limited, the section further provides : "Such value to be ascertained by some person or persons,...general assembly shall direct, and not otherwise." If they had intended that the question of "just compensation," when private property should be taken...

...requires the General Assembly to provide such revenue as may be needful by levying a tax by valuation, the value to be ascertained by some person or persons...General Assembly shall direct, and not otherwise. Section 9 of the same article gives the General Assembly power to vest municipal corporations with...

...While the constitution declares the rule of equality, it also provides that the value of property shall be ascertained by some person or persons to be elected...General Assembly shall direct, and not otherwise. No system has ever been devised which has produced perfect equality and uniformity of taxation as between...

...and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of his, her or its property. Such value is to be ascertained by some person or persons to be...such manner as the General Assembly shall direct, and any error in the exercise of honest judgment will not invalidate a tax, but an arbitrary, known and...

...property in the State of Illinois is required by the constitution to be based upon a valuation to be made by some person or persons to be elected or appointed...such manner as the General Assembly shall direct, and the requirement of the statute is that every tax-payer shall furnish a schedule to the assessor of...

...valuation, so that every person and corpora- , tion shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of his or her property ; such value to be ascertained by some person...merchants, showmen, jugglers, innkeepers, grocery keepers, tollbridges and ferries, and persons using and exercising franchises and privileges, in such manner...

...valuation, so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of his or her property ; such value to be ascertained by some person...merchants, showmen, jugglers, innkeepers, grocery keepers, toll-bridges and ferries, and persons using and exercising franchises and privileges, in such manner...

...valuation, so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of his or her property ; such value to be ascertained by some person...General Assembly shall direct, and not otherwise," 6 &c. The charter of the city of Peoria provided that, when a public street 1 People i>. Mayor, &c....

...valuation, so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of his or her property; such value to be ascertained by some person...general assembly shall direct, and not otherwise." Article 9, section 2. ' California. " Taxation shall be equal and uniform throughout the state. All...