Dunham v. People ex rel. McCrea

Citations

• 96 Ill. 331
• 1880 Ill. LEXIS 37

Syllabus

<p>1. Park assessments—constitutional law—corporate authorities. The General Park act of June 16, 1871, to enable the corporate authorities of two or more towns, for park purposes, to issue bonds, and to make special assessments for their payment, is not in violation of the present constitution, but is in conformity with sec. 9, art 9, of that instrument.</p> <p>2. The people of the three towns of South Chicago, Hyde Park, and Lake, by voting for the adoption of the act creating the South Park Commissioners made the commissioners corporate authorities for such towns, and empowered them to assess the requisite tax upon the property in the towns.</p>