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Page 531
... charter is the source of power in respect to the property rights of the corporation . If the charter be silent , the implied power exists , at least to the extent just stated , to acquire , hold , and alienate or dispose of property ...
... charter is the source of power in respect to the property rights of the corporation . If the charter be silent , the implied power exists , at least to the extent just stated , to acquire , hold , and alienate or dispose of property ...
Page 533
... charter and laws authorized the purchase of real estate without restriction , -which admits of doubt , -the case shows the wisdom of the usual limita- tions in charters disabling such corporations from acquiring , by purchase , real ...
... charter and laws authorized the purchase of real estate without restriction , -which admits of doubt , -the case shows the wisdom of the usual limita- tions in charters disabling such corporations from acquiring , by purchase , real ...
Page 538
... charter of the city of Philadelphia expresses it ) to the suppression of vice and immorality , to the advancement of the public health and order , and to the promotion of trade , industry , and hap- piness , ' where is the law to be ...
... charter of the city of Philadelphia expresses it ) to the suppression of vice and immorality , to the advancement of the public health and order , and to the promotion of trade , industry , and hap- piness , ' where is the law to be ...
Page 540
... charter , the city had express power given it to acquire and hold real estate for the legitimate objects of the city . There was nothing in the charter or statutes of the state prohibiting the city from taking and administering ...
... charter , the city had express power given it to acquire and hold real estate for the legitimate objects of the city . There was nothing in the charter or statutes of the state prohibiting the city from taking and administering ...
Page 541
... charter of the city , that the city corporation had the capacity to take , and that , as the statute concerning wills did not prohibit it , it could take by devise the same as natural persons . It was further held , that the city could ...
... charter of the city , that the city corporation had the capacity to take , and that , as the statute concerning wills did not prohibit it , it could take by devise the same as natural persons . It was further held , that the city could ...
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Page 718 - It shall be the duty of the Legislature to provide for the organization of cities and incorporated villages, and to restrict their power of taxation, assessment, borrowing money, contracting debts, and loaning their credit, so as to prevent abuses in assessments, and in contracting debt by such municipal corporations.
Page 704 - It is a principle universally declared and admitted that municipal corporations can levy no taxes, general or special, upon the inhabitants or their property, unless the power be plainly and unmistakably conferred.
Page 701 - Provision shall be made by general law for the organization of cities, towns, and villages; and their power of taxation, assessment, borrowing money, contracting debts and loaning their credit, shall be so restricted as to prevent the abuse of such power.
Page 585 - The right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate; but the General Assembly may authorize trial by a jury of a less number than twelve men in inferior courts; but no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.
Page 677 - But it is not every obstruction, irrespective of its character or purpose, that is illegal, even although not sanctioned by any express legislative or municipal authority. On the contrary, the right of the public to the free and unobstructed use of a street or way is subject to reasonable and necessary limitations.
Page 636 - Municipal corporations, as we have seen, have in some respects a double character — one public, the other (by way of distinction) private. As respects property not held for public use or upon public trusts, and, as respects contracts and rights of a private nature. there is no reason why such corporations should not fall within limitation statutes, and be affected by them.
Page 591 - ... repairing roads, which shall be open to the public, without charge, a compensation shall be made to the owner, in money, and in all other cases where private property shall be taken for public use, a compensation therefor shall first be made in money, or first secured by a deposit of money, and such compensation shall be assessed by a jury, without deduction for benefits to any property of the owner.
Page 822 - Act ; and in case the borough fund shall be more than sufficient for the purposes aforesaid the surplus thereof shall be applied under the direction of the council, for the public benefit of the inhabitants and improvement of the borough...
Page 637 - The author cannot assent to the doctrine that, as respects public rights, municipal corporations are impliedly within ordinary limitation statutes. It is unsafe to recognize such a principle. But there is no danger in recognizing the principle of an estoppel in pais as applicable to...
Page 714 - We admit the proposition of the counsel, that the revenue must be municipal in its nature to entitle it to the exemption claimed. Thus, if an individual should make the city of Baltimore his agent and trustee to receive funds, and to distribute them in aid of science, literature, or the fine arts, or even for the relief of the destitute and infirm, it is quite possible that such revenues would be subject to taxation. The corporation would therein depart from its municipal character, and assume the...