Supreme Court of Colorado September 15, 1901, No. 4170 (Bishop & Chapter of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist v. Treasurer of Arapahoe County)

Mr .Justice Gabbert

delivered the opinion of the court.

The solution of the question presented by counsel for appellant depends upon a construction of the constitutional and statutory provisions above quoted. The general rule is, that exemptions from taxation are strictly construed, but this rule is not applied with full vigor to the character of exemptions under consideration.