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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... respect to an act which the legislature has no power to prohibit or to tax or indeed to bur- den with any form of pecuniary imposition of a revenue produc- ing character . Under such circumstances , if an occupation or act is of such a ...
... respect to an act which the legislature has no power to prohibit or to tax or indeed to bur- den with any form of pecuniary imposition of a revenue produc- ing character . Under such circumstances , if an occupation or act is of such a ...
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... respect to the taxation of incomes , it was at first held that an income tax was an excise , Springer v . United States , 102 U. S. ( 1880 ) but later that an income tax so far as it applied to a tax on the income of property was a ...
... respect to the taxation of incomes , it was at first held that an income tax was an excise , Springer v . United States , 102 U. S. ( 1880 ) but later that an income tax so far as it applied to a tax on the income of property was a ...
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... respect to such municipality when the debt was incurred will be treated as still in force and the officers of the new corporation directed to levy a tax there- under . When however the state itself is the debtor , such a remedy is not ...
... respect to such municipality when the debt was incurred will be treated as still in force and the officers of the new corporation directed to levy a tax there- under . When however the state itself is the debtor , such a remedy is not ...
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... respect to a tax on the sale or use of a commodity the tax is separable and may be enforced with respect to the sale or use of the commodity so far as such sale or use is not in the original package ; but a license tax on dealers which ...
... respect to a tax on the sale or use of a commodity the tax is separable and may be enforced with respect to the sale or use of the commodity so far as such sale or use is not in the original package ; but a license tax on dealers which ...
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... respect to maintaining branch stores or agencies in another state , if a manufacturer merely places his goods in the hands of retail dealers in another state , or sends goods on con- signment to purchasers in another state , or even ...
... respect to maintaining branch stores or agencies in another state , if a manufacturer merely places his goods in the hands of retail dealers in another state , or sends goods on con- signment to purchasers in another state , or even ...
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Popular passages
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.
Page 196 - Property of the commonwealth, except real estate of which the commonwealth is in possession under a mortgage for condition broken...
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...
Page 621 - Whenever any person or corporation shall exercise a power of appointment derived from any disposition of property made either before or after the passage of this act, such appointment when made shall be deemed a transfer taxable under the provisions of this act...
Page 621 - ... in the same manner as though the property to which such appointment relates belonged absolutely to the donee of such power and had been bequeathed or devised by such donee by will...