...and villages, might be vested with power to assess and collect taxes for corporate purposes,—such taxes to be uniform in respect to persons and property within the jurisdictionof the body imposing the same. It was held in those cases, that under these provisions...

...the objects of local taxation to corporate purposes, and the delegation of the power of taxation to the corporate authorities of counties, townships, school districts, cities, towns and villages, it clearly does not prevent the legislature from creating districts, by the union of two or more towns...

...judgment the present writ of error is prosecuted. The Illinois Constitution of 1848 declares that " The corporate authorities of counties, townships,...assess and collect taxes for corporate purposes." Art. 9, sec. 5. The charter of the City of Ottawa, granted in 1853, confers upon its Council the power...

...The Constitution adopted by Illinois, and in force Apr. 1, 1848, provided, bv art. IX., § 5, that : The corporate authorities of counties, townships,...and villages, may be vested with power to assess and «•ollect taxes for corporate purposes. It was provided by art. V., S 19: ''The county judge, with...

...Apr. 1, 1848, provided, by art. IX., § 5, that: Tlie corporate authorities of counties, township^, school districts, cities, towns, and villages, may...to assess and collect taxes for corporate purposes. It was provided by ail. V., § 19: '"Ihe county judge, with such justices of the peace in each county...

...districts which should be created. Article IX., section 5. of the Constitution of 1848 is as follows: " The corporate authorities of counties, townships,...districts, cities, towns and villages may be vested with pcwer to assess and collect taxes for corporate purposes; such taxes to be uniform in respect to persons...

...Gray delivered the opinion of the court: By the Constitution of South Carolina of 1868, art. 9, S 8, "the corporate authorities of counties, townships,...cities, towns, and villages may be vested with power lo assess and collect taxes for corporate purposes." 2 Charters & Constitutions, 1659. The situation...

...(1923) 153 La. 857, 96 So. 787. South Carolina Const. 1895, art. 10, § 5 (formerly art. 9, § 8) : "The corporate authorities of counties, townships,...to assess and collect taxes for corporate purposes. . . ." This "impliedly inhibits the legislature from vesting the corporate authorities of counties,...

...10, section 4, provides for the exemptions from property taxation. Article 10, section 5, authorizes the corporate authorities of counties, townships, school districts, cities, towns, and villages the power to assess and collect taxes for corporate purposes. Article 10, section 13, provides that...

...municipal corporations may be vested with authority to assess and collect taxes, but such taxes shall be uniform in respect to persons and property, within the jurisdiction of the body imposing the same. And the resolution was referred to the Committee on Judiciary. The House proceeding upon the order...