 | Law - 1871 - 530 pages
...means and Instrumentalities of the states, nor Is there any prohibiting the states from taxing the means and Instrumentalities of that government. In...of that government. Of what avail are these means If another power may tax them at discretion? liut we are referred to the Veaxie Bank v. Fenno, 8 Wall.... | |
 | Thomas McIntyre Cooley - Constitutional law - 1871 - 846 pages
...means and instrumentalities of the States, nor is there any prohibiting the States from taxing the means and instrumentalities of that government. In...the control of another and distinct government, can only exist at the mercy of that government. Of what avail are these means if another power may tax... | |
 | Thomas McIntyre Cooley - Constitutional law - 1874 - 904 pages
...means and instrumentalities of the States, nor is there any prohibiting the States from taxing the means and instrumentalities of that government. In...the control of another and distinct government, can only exist at the mercy of that government. Of what avail are these means if another power may tax... | |
 | Thomas McIntyre Cooley - Constitutional law - 1874 - 914 pages
...instrumentalities of the Sutw. nor is there any prohibiting the States from taxing the means and instrumentality of that government. In both cases the exemption rests...the control of another and distinct government, can only exist at the mercy of that government. Of whit avail are these means if another power may tax... | |
 | Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals - Law reports, digests, etc - 1878 - 1044 pages
...means and instrumentalities of the states; nor is there any prohibiting the states from taxing the means and instrumentalities of that government. In...of that government. Of what avail are these means, if another power may tax them at discretion?" See also Dobbins v. Commis- l877January simers of Erie,... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1879 - 806 pages
...conducting its opérations, if subject to the control of another and distinct government, can only exist at the mercy of that government, of what avail are these means if another power may tax them at discretion 1 (Mr. Justice >ielson, Collector r. Day, 11 Wall., 124;... | |
 | Chauncey F. Black, Samuel B. Smith - Constitutional history - 1881 - 556 pages
...means and instrumentalities of the States, nor is there any prohibiting the States from taxing the means and instrumentalities of that government. In...government, can exist only at the mercy of that government." ID addition to this restriction upon both governments in the power of taxation, — that it cannot... | |
 | Great Britain. Privy Council. Judicial Committee, Canada. Supreme Court - Canada - 1882 - 934 pages
...said, at p. 127, the rule and principle of the case (Dobbins') was, that "the exemption rests 1877 upon necessary implication, and is upheld by the great...selfpreservation ; as any Government whose means employed in conduct,,. ing its operations, if subject to the control of another and distinct Cm- or Government,... | |
 | United States. Circuit Court (9th Circuit) - Railroads - 1883 - 106 pages
...maintain his office. In both cases, as observed by Mr. Justice Nelson, the exemption from taxation was " upheld by the great law of self-preservation, as any...whose means employed in conducting its operations is subject to the control of another, can exist only at the mercy of that government." The correctness... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1884 - 966 pages
...implication, and is upheld by tliu great law of self-preservation; as any govern 113-129 164-171 ment, whose means employed in conducting its operations,...of that government. Of what avail are these means if another power may tax them at discretion? But we are referred to The Veazie Bk. v. Feniu>, 8 Wall.,... | |
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It is admitted that there is no express provision in the Constitution that prohibits the general government from taxing the means and instrumentalities of the States, nor is there any prohibiting the States from taxing the means and instrumentalities... 
