...wanting. Again, section 6, art 9, of the constitution declares, "The legislature may vest the corporate_ authorities of cities, towns and villages, with power...Improvements by special assessment or by special taxation of property benefited." This provision evidently Is not a command to the legislature, but Is rather a...

...unless authorized by a vote of the people of the county. 250 SEC. 6. [Municipal taxes.] The legislature may vest the corporate authorities of cities, towns...villages, with power to make local improvements by SEC. 2. Increased value of land In con-equence of timber, etc., only exempt UPRR v. Saunders County....

...defendants in error. SULLIVAN, J. The constitution (article 9, § 6) provides that "the legislature may vest the corporate authorities of cities, towns...improvements by special assessment, or by special taxation of property benefited." The Omaha charter, enacted in pursuance of this provision of the fundamental law,...

...taxpayers to be affected. That section of the constitution of 1870, upon this subject, provides : " The general assembly may vest the corporate authorities...villages with power to make local improvements by special assessments, or by special taxation of contiguous property, or otherwise. For all other corporate purposes,...

...taxpayers to be affected. That section of the constitution of 1870, upon this subject, provides : " The general assembly may vest the corporate authorities...villages with power to make local improvements by special assessments, or by special taxation of contiguous property, or otherwise. For all other corporate purposes,...

...be authorized in any form whatever." "Sec. 6. The legislature may vest the corporate authorities 1BS of cities, towns, and villages with power to make...improvements by special assessment, or by special taxation of property benefited. For all other corporate purposes, all municipal corporations may be vested with...

...of the constitution is a limitation on the legislative power to vest corporate authorities of cities with power to make local improvements by special assessment or by special taxation of property benefited, or to frame general laws of incorporation providing for such powers, or of the...

...not be liable to be taken or sold for payment of the corporate debts of a municipal corporation" ; "all municipal corporations may be vested with authority to assess and collect taxes" ; and that the legislature "shall require that all the taxable property within the limits of municipal...

...claimed that the proceedings in that case were had under a clause of the Constitution which provides that "the general assembly may vest the corporate authorities...special taxation of contiguous property or otherwise." In determining whether the assessment for the park was a local improvement within the meaning of this...

...constitution, unless authorized by a vote of the people of the county. towns and villages with ixnver to make local improvements by special assessment or...purposes, all municipal corporations may be vested witb authority to assess and collect taxes; but such taxes shall be uniform in res]>ect to persons...