Commissioners of Laramie County v. COMMISSIONERS OF ALBANY COUNTY

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1876-03-20

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*308 Mr. Justice Clifford delivered the opinion of the court. Counties, cities, and towns are municipal corporations, created by the authority of the legislature; and they derive all their powers from the source of their creation, except where the constitution of the State otherwise p…

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