Taxation in Massachusetts: A Treatise on the Assessment and Collection of Taxes, Excises and Special Assessments Under the Laws of the Commonwealth of MassachusettsFinancial Publishing Company, 1922 - 821 pages |
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... Court ... 693 8. Death of Person Entitled to Petition . 695 9. Procedure on Petition to Superior Court . 696 10. Appeal to the County Commissioners .. 697 11. Contribution by Lessee .. 697 12. Duration of Lien .... 13. Interest and ...
... Court ... 693 8. Death of Person Entitled to Petition . 695 9. Procedure on Petition to Superior Court . 696 10. Appeal to the County Commissioners .. 697 11. Contribution by Lessee .. 697 12. Duration of Lien .... 13. Interest and ...
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... court will look into the sub- stance and effect of the tax , and if it is really a tax on property it cannot be made ... court has treated the amendment as merely correcting a mistaken theory under which the court acted in the Pollock ...
... court will look into the sub- stance and effect of the tax , and if it is really a tax on property it cannot be made ... court has treated the amendment as merely correcting a mistaken theory under which the court acted in the Pollock ...
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... court to give a forced and unnatural meaning to the language of the statute . With the greatest vigilance which can be exercised , some property will find crevices in the law through which it will escape taxation . But when such ...
... court to give a forced and unnatural meaning to the language of the statute . With the greatest vigilance which can be exercised , some property will find crevices in the law through which it will escape taxation . But when such ...
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... court will issue a writ of mandamus directing the local authorities to collect taxes un- der the statutes in force when the debt was incurred . If the municipality which issued the bonds has been annexed to or succeeded by another , the ...
... court will issue a writ of mandamus directing the local authorities to collect taxes un- der the statutes in force when the debt was incurred . If the municipality which issued the bonds has been annexed to or succeeded by another , the ...
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... Court , 3 How . 133 ( 1845 ) ; Choate v . Trapp , 224 U. S. 665 ( 1912 ) ; Gleason v . Wood , 224 U. S. 679 ( 1912 ) ; English v . Richardson , 224 U. S. 680 ( 1912 ) . 7 Piqua Bank v . Knoop , 16 How . 369 ( 1853 ) . 8 Home of the ...
... Court , 3 How . 133 ( 1845 ) ; Choate v . Trapp , 224 U. S. 665 ( 1912 ) ; Gleason v . Wood , 224 U. S. 679 ( 1912 ) ; English v . Richardson , 224 U. S. 680 ( 1912 ) . 7 Piqua Bank v . Knoop , 16 How . 369 ( 1853 ) . 8 Home of the ...
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Page 198 - A charity, in the legal sense, may be more fully defined as a gift, to be applied consistently with existing laws, for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering, or constraint, by assisting them to establish themselves in life, or by erecting or maintaining public buildings or works, or otherwise lessening the burdens of government.
Page 54 - must be reasonable, not arbitrary, and must rest upon some ground of difference having a fair and substantial relation to the object of the legislation, so that all persons similarly circumstanced shall be treated alike.
Page 89 - And while the public charges of government, or any part thereof, shall be assessed on polls and estates, in the manner that has hitherto been practised, in order that such assessments may be made with equality, there shall be a valuation of estates within the commonwealth, taken anew once in every ten years at least, and as much oftener as the general court shall order.
Page 525 - A contract of insurance is an agreement by which one party for a consideration promises to pay money or its equivalent, or to do some act of value to the assured, upon the destruction or injury of something in which the other party has an interest.
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Page 470 - Income accumulated in trust for the benefit of unborn or unascertained persons or persons with contingent interests, and income accumulated or held for future distribution under the terms of the will or trust...
Page 628 - ... made or Intended to take effect in possession or enjoyment after the death of the grantor...
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