... different trades and professions, and may vary the rates of excise upon various products ; it may tax real estate and personal property in a different manner; it may tax visible property only, and not tax securities for payment of money ; it may allow... The Supreme Court Reporter - Page 2571897Full view - About this book
| Abraham Clark Freeman - 1892 - 1048 pages
...tax securities for payment of money; it may allow deductions for indebtedness, or not allow them. All such regulations, and those of like character, so...might be obnoxious to the constitutional prohibition. It would, however, be impracticable and unwise to attempt to lay down any general rule or definition... | |
| Abraham Clark Freeman - 1892 - 1038 pages
...tax securities for payment of money; it may allow deductions for indebtedness, or not allow them. All such regulations, and those of like character, so...persons and classes, especially such as are of an unnsual character, unknown to the practice of our governments, might be obnoxious to the constitutional... | |
| Wisconsin. Supreme Court, Abram Daniel Smith, Philip Loring Spooner, Obadiah Milton Conover, Frederic King Conover, Frederick William Arthur, Frederick C. Seibold - 1892 - 768 pages
...Connolly, 113 US 31 j BeWs Gap E. Co. «. Pennsylvania, 134 US 238. "Clear and hostile discrimination against particular persons and classes, especially...might be obnoxious to the constitutional prohibition." 134 US 237. So it has been said by Justices BBADLEY and MATTHEWS, each speaking for the whcle court,... | |
| 1897 - 854 pages
...such discretion was recognized, the court, by MR. JUSTICE BRADLEY, saying, on page 237, 134 US : "All such regulations, and those of like character, so...unusual character, unknown to the practice of our Gulf, &c., R. Co. v. Ellis. (Ns) governments, might be obnoxious to the constitutional prohibition."... | |
| United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - 1898 - 766 pages
...securities for payment of money ; it may allow deductions for indebtedness, or not allow them. All such regulations, and those of like character, so...the state legislature, or the people of the State framing their constitution." And so Mr. Justice Miller, speaking for the court in Davidson v. New Orleans,... | |
| Washington (State). Supreme Court, Eugene Glenroy Kreider - 1898 - 786 pages
...securities for payment of money ; it may allow deductions for indebtedness, or not allow them. All such regulations, and those of like character, so...proceed within reasonable limits and general usage, are D«e. 1897.] Syllabus. within the discretion of the state legislature, or the people of the state in... | |
| John Randolph Tucker - 1899 - 512 pages
...tax securities for payment of money; it may allow deductions for indebtedness or not allow them. All such regulations and those of like character, so long...might be obnoxious to the constitutional prohibition. It would, however, be impracticable and unwise to attempt to lay down any general rule or definition... | |
| 1900 - 812 pages
...securities for the payment of money. It may allow deductions for indebtedness or not allow them. » « * But clear and hostile discriminations against particular...might be obnoxious to the constitutional prohibition." A law fair on its face might be administered with an evil eye and unequal hand, moved by prejudice... | |
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