...the juries selected, nor the county court, is such a body as, under the constitution, may be given power to make local improvements by special assessments or by special taxation on contiguous property ;'' and also that " under this law, the people whose property is subject to...

...such taxes be authorized in any form whatsoever. SEC. 9. The general assembly may vest the corporate authorities of cities, towns and villages with power...improvements by special assessments or by special taxation of contiguous property or otherwise. For all other corporate purposes, all municipal corporations may...

...is put upon the ground that the Constitution provides that "the Legislature may vest the corporate authorities of cities, towns and villages with power...Improvements by special assessments or by special taxation «f property benefited. For all other corporate purposes, municipal corporations may be vested with...

...special local improvements by special assessment, or by special taxation of property benefited. For all corporate purposes, all municipal corporations may...vested with authority to assess and collect taxes, and such taxes shall be uniform in respect to persons and property within the jurisdiction of the body...

...improvements. Section 9 of this article provides that ."the General Assembly may vest the corporate authorities of cities, towns and villages, with power to make local improvements by special assessment or by special taxation of contiguous property, or otherwise." In general. The constitution...

...this section of the present constitution expressly provides that (except as to local improvements) "all municipal corporations may be vested with authority to assess and collect taxes." There is, in this section, no enumeration of municipal corporations that may be given the power to...

...CORPORATION MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Popular Meaning. In a constitution which "provides that for certain corporate purposes 'all municipal corporations may...vested with authority to assess and collect taxes,' " "the words 'municipal corporations' are * * * used, not in their primary sense of 'cities, towns...

...in the former constitution. The General Assembly 'is specifically authorized to vest the corporate authorities of cities, towns and villages with power to make local improvements by special assessment, or by special taxation of contiguous property, or otherwise". The provision for corporate...

...5 in the former constitution. The General Assembly is specifically authorized to vest the corporate ing and conducting of any election, or designating assessment, or by special taxation of contiguous property, or otherwise". The provision for corporate...

...5 in the former constitution. The General Assembly is specifically authorized to vest the corporate authorities of cities, towns and villages with power to make local improvements by special assessment, or by special taxation of contiguous property, or otherwise". The provision for corporate...