Cheves v. City Council of Charleston

Counsel

Mr. Lionel K. Legge , for appellant, cites: Contract exempting property from taxation must be clearly proved: 181 U.S. 531 ; 45 L.Ed., 986 . Unless expressly authorized by its charter or by statute, a city may not by contract exempt property from liability for assessment: 28 Cyc., 1133; 25 R.C.L., 128; 5 McQuillan, Munic. Corp., 4417; 50 S.C. 368 ; 54 S.C. 449 ; 68 S.C. 26 ; 126 Pac., 426; 41 L.R.A. (N.S.), 781; 64 S.W. 180; 47 N.E., 1029; 143 N.E., 181; 51 So., 802; 262 S.W. 628; 142 U.S. 79 ; 35 L.Ed., 943 . Covenants running with the land: 4 Coke, 16; 7 R.C.L., 1100; 1 Nott McC., 104; 9 Rich., 374; 1 Strob., 514; 15 C.J., 1253, 1258. Failure of property owner to file objection to an assessment within time prescribed by law precludes him from thereafter contesting its validity: 5 McQuillan, Munic. Corp., 4521; 25 R.C.L., 179; 28 Cyc., 1174; 235 Fed., 485; 9 A.L.R., 590; 139 Pac., 273 ; 9 A.L.R., 627; 80 Pac., 142; 68 N.E., 105 ; 90 Pac., 353; 142 Pac., 268; 154 Pac., 1029; 138 N.W., 967; 155 S.W. 350 ; 130 N.W., 870; 171 Pac., 2; 234 S.W. 629; 249 S.W. 590; 105 Pac., 107; 6 R.C. L., 309; 31 S.C. 1 ; 42 S.C. 88 ; 187 U.S. 437 ; 47 L.Ed., 249 ; 123 S.C. 91 . Cases distinguished: 16 A.L. R., 493; 89 S.E., 764; 197 U.S. 544 ; 15 Wall., 320; 115 U.S. 672 ; 96 U.S. 440 ; 146 U.S. 266 . Mr. Simeon Hyde, Jr. , for respondents, Henry C. Cheves, Charlotte Cheves Hardison and Leonora F. Cheves, and Mr. Nath. B. Barnwell , for respondents, St. J. Alison Lawton and Virginia Hays Osburn, cite: City of Charleston empowered to levy assessments: Ar. 10, Sec. 14, Const. Contract made by city to pave boulevard a valid and binding contract: 16 A.L.R., 493; 89 S.E., 764. Same, could . Messrs. Simeon Hyde, Jr. , and W. Turner Logan , for other respondents. Mr. Augustine T. Smythe , for respondents, Langdon Cheves and Henry M. Hunter.