...unless authorized by a vote of the people of the county. SEC. 6. [Municipal taxes.] — The legislature may vest the corporate authorities of cities, towns,...villages, with power to make local improvements by special assessments, or by special taxation of property benefited. For all other corporate purposes, all municipal...

...the taxpayers to be affected. That section of the Constitution of 1870, upon this subject, provides: . Stat. § 5198, upon the ground that the plaintiffs bad nei assessments, or by special taxation of contiguous property, or otherwise. For all other corporate purposes,...

...within the distinction recognized by Const. 111. 1870, art. 9, § SI, giving corporate authorities power "to make local improvements by special assessment,...special taxation of contiguous property, or otherwise," since the tax is for the cost of a local improvement charged upon the contiguous property benefited...

...benefits. This, we think, is prohibited by that clause of the Constitution authorizing the Legislature to "vest the corporate authorities of cities, towns,...by special assessment, or by special taxation, of property benefited." True, there is here no direct prohibition against assessing property benefited...

...conformity therewith." Section 19, art. 3, City Charter. Chapter 13, tit. 7, supra, vests incorporated cities, towns, and villages "with power to make local improvements by special assessments or by special taxation of property Benefited." Section C, art. 9, Constitution. [1] First...

...constitution, is entirely different from the two sections of the constitution of 1848. It is as follows: "The general assembly may vest the corporate authorities...purposes, all municipal corporations may be vested with uullmnty to assess and collect taxes; but such taxes shall be uniform in respect to persons and property...

...Assembly may confer power to make local improvements by special assessment or special taxation, continues: "For all other corporate purposes, all municipal corporations...taxes; but such taxes shall be uniform in respect to persoiis and property, within the Jurisdiction of the body Imposing the same." It Is clear that a statute...

...unless authorized by a vote of the people of the county. SEC. 6. [Municipal taxes.] — The legislature may vest the corporate authorities of cities, towns,...villages, with power to make local improvements by special assessments, or by special taxation of property benefited. For all other corporate purposes, all municipal...

...Constitution which provided that the General Assembly might vest the corporate authorities of cities, etc., with power to make local improvements "by special...special taxation of contiguous property, or otherwise," it was there held that the words "or otherwise" meant "or otherwise assessing the cost of the improvement...

...alterlas. It is not denied that the first sentence of section 9, by authorizing the legislature to vest the corporate authorities of cities, towns, and villages with power to make local improvements, thereby withheld from the legislature the authority to vest the corporate authorities of any other...