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1.15.119-120 |
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Letter |
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Letter dated 5/28/1931 to William H. Holly, an attorney in Chicago, Illinois, from Anne Bellange Call, a trustee of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation. Holly has, at Call's request, written an opinion stating that to transfer parklands from the FSTC to the Town of Fairhope, either a referendum of the membership or an amendemnt to the constitution is required. The FSTC lawyer, J. H. Webb, has issued an opinion to the contrary, and the motion to transfer the lands to the Town passed on 5/19/1931. Call thinks Webb's opinion is weak and that "it was compiled in haste to quiet three ladies" who are the FSTC Trustees. Call feels that if the FSTC collected rents when due and stopped allowing lessees to be delinquent, then the FSTC would have enough money to maintain the taxes on the non-revenue producing parklands and the transfer would not be necessary. Call is sending Webb's opinion for Holly's information, as well as sending some "spiced pecans in appreciation of your kindness in looking into this matter for us.f' From the papers of Anne Bellangee Call. |
Date |
1931/05/28 |
People |
Call, Anne Bellangee (1874-1954) Holly, William H. Webb, J. H. |
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Fairhope Colony, legal issues Fairhope Colony, park lands Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, constitution, legal interpretation Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, constitution Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, transfer of park lands to municipality Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, amendments to the constitution |