...authorities of cities, towns, and villages with power to make local improvements by special assessment, or by special taxation of contiguous property, or...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...

...authorities of cities, towns, and villages with power to make local improvements by special assessment, or by special taxation of contiguous property, or...otherwise. For all other corporate purposes all municipal corpora tloua may be vested with authority to assess and collect taxes; but such taxes shall be uniform...

...local powers to be granted, namely that taxation other than special assessments must be uniform with respect to persons and property within the jurisdiction of the body imposing the same; that no municipality be permitted to secure any interest in the stock of any railway or private corporation;...

...practicable. 1 The constitution of Illinois, 1870, provides that : " The general assembly may vest corporate authorities of cities, towns and villages...within the jurisdiction of the body imposing the same." This is construed as a limitation upon the power of the legislature, and a restriction of the authority...

...section 5 of article 9 of the Constitution of Illinois contained a provision requiring "such taxes to be uniform in respect to persons and property within the jurisdiction of the body imposing the same"; the court adding (page 275): "The frameraofoor Constitution have taken unexampled pains by these separate...

...authorities of cities, towns and villages with power to make local improvements by special assessment or by special taxation of contiguous property, or...property within the jurisdiction of the body imposing tlie same. § 10. The general assembly shall not impose taxes upon municipal corporations, or the inhabitants...

...authorities of cities, towns and villages with power to make local improvements by special assessment, or by special taxation of contiguous property, or...collect taxes; but such taxes shall be uniform in rcspact to parsons and property, within the jurisdiction of the body imposing the same. § 10. The...

...power to make local improvements by special assessments, or by special taxation of property benefited. For all other corporate purposes, all municipal corporations...to assess and collect taxes, but such taxes shall CONSTITUTION OF THE Property exempt from payment of debts. FHncling indebtedness. Claims upon staie...

...authorities of cities, towns and villages with power to make local improvements by special assessment, or by special taxation of contiguous property, or...corporate purposes, all municipal corporations may be vestud with authority to assess and collect taxes ; but such taxes shall be uniform in respect to persons...

...villages may 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 jurisdiction of the body imposing the ваше," and It was held that a subscription to stock of a railroad under a vote of the people when...