 | Tennessee - 1875 - 390 pages
...shall be taxed," and further, that "All property shall be taxed Preamble. according to its value, that value to be ascertained in such manner as the Legislature shall direct, so that taxes shall be equal and uniform throughout the State"; and, • WHEREAS, The four elements... | |
 | Alexander James Dallas - 1876 - 856 pages
...article 9, which are as follows : — SECT. 1. "The general assembly shall provide such revenue as may be needful by levying a tax by valuation, so that every...proportion to the value of his, her, or its property, — such value to be ascertained by some person or persons, to be elected or appointed in such manner... | |
 | Citizens' Association of Chicago - 1876 - 920 pages
...of arriving at a just assessment. The constitution of Illinois provides that revenue shall be raised "by levying a tax, by valuation, so that every person...proportion to the value of his, her or its property." Nothing can be fairer than this appears on its face, and for a few years after its adoption, in 1870,... | |
 | 1876 - 668 pages
...article nine, •which are as follows : § 1. The general assemby shall provide such revenue as may be needful by levying a tax by valuation, so that every...and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the va.ue of his, her, or its property ; such value to be ascertained by some person or persons, to be... | |
 | Illinois. Auditor's Office - 1876 - 498 pages
...laws. In no other way can we approximate the realization of the constitutional principle which provides that "every person and corporation shall pay a tax...proportion to the value of his, her or its property." No law can be termed oppressive which merely demands from each citizen that which is to be paid alike... | |
 | Illinois - 1877 - 182 pages
...ARTICLE IX. 4. [REVENUE — How RAISED.] § 1. The general assembly shall provide such revenue as may be needful by levying a tax, by valuation, so that every...proportion to the value of his, her or its property ; such value to be ascertained by some person or persons, to be elected or appointed in such manner... | |
 | Benjamin Perley Poore - 1877 - 1054 pages
...less than fifty cents nor more than one dollar each. SEC. 2. The general assembly shall provide for ed I 0 or her property ; such value to be ascertained by some person or persons to be elected or appointed... | |
 | William Henry Burroughs - 1877 - 970 pages
...The Constitution of Illinois provides in art. 9, § 2, that " the General Assembly shall provide for levying a tax by valuation, so that every person and...shall .pay a tax in proportion to the value of his or her property ; " and in § 5 of the same 1 Ante, § 13, and authorities cited. ' Sims 0. Jackson.... | |
 | Illinois - 1877 - 728 pages
...property, a wrong valuation or failure to collect, destroys the principle of uniformity, to-wit : " so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax...proportion to the value of his, her or its property." The injustice of an over-valuation by the assessor or town board is increased by the county board,... | |
 | Utah. Supreme Court, Albert Hagan, John Augustine Marshall, John Maxcy Zane, James A. Williams, Joseph M. Tanner, George L. Nye, John Walcott Thompson, August B. Edler, Alonzo Blair Irvine, Harmel L. Pratt, William S. Dalton, H. Arnold Rich - 1899 - 612 pages
...prescribe by general law such regulations as shall secure a just valuation for taxation of all property ; so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax...proportion to the value of his, her, or its property: Provided, that a deduction of debits from credits may be authorized: Provided, further, that the property... | |
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The general assembly shall provide such revenue as may be needful by levying a tax, by valuation, so that every person and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of his, her or its property... 
