The only security against the abuse of this power is found in the structure of the government itself. In imposing a tax the legislature acts upon its constituents. This is, in general, a sufficient security against erroneous and oppressive taxation. Michigan Law Journal - Pàgina 1871898Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| United States. Supreme Court - 1819 - 816 pàgines
...objects to which it is applicable, to the utmost extent to which the government may chuse to carry it. The only security against the abuse of this power,...security against erroneous and oppressive taxation. The people of a State, therefore, give to their government a right of taxing themselves and their property,... | |
| 1819 - 660 pàgines
...objects to which it is applicable, to the utmost extent to which the government may chuse to carry it. The only security against the abuse of this power,...structure of the government itself. In imposing a tax the legislature'actg upon itself and upon its constituents. This is in general a sufficient security against... | |
| 1819 - 652 pàgines
...utmost extent to which the government may chusc to carry it. The only security against the abuse of tins power, is found in the structure of the government...itself. In imposing a tax the legislature acts upon itself and upon its constituents. This is in general a sufficient security against erroneous and oppressive... | |
| John Marshall - 1839 - 762 pàgines
...objects to which it is applicable, to the utmost extent to which the government may choose to carry it. The only security against the abuse of this power...security against erroneous and oppressive taxation. The people of a state, therefore, give to their government a right of taxing themselves and their property... | |
| George Washington Frost Mellen - 1841 - 452 pàgines
...objects to which it is applicable, to the utmost extent to which the government may choose to carry it. The only security against the abuse of this power...security against erroneous and oppressive taxation. " The people of a State therefore give to their government a right of taxing themselves and their property;... | |
| Alabama. Supreme Court - 1871 - 818 pàgines
...excessive taxation, as well as unjust legislation." — Providence Bank v. Billings, 4 Pet. 5t51. " The only security against the abuse of this power is found in the structure of the government." * * * " The people of a State, therefore, give to their government a right of taxing themselves and... | |
| Oliver Lorenzo Barbour, New York (State). Supreme Court - 1852 - 740 pàgines
...government may choose to carry it. The only security to be found against the abuse of this power, is the structure of the government itself. In imposing...security against erroneous and oppressive taxation. The people of a state, therefore, give to their government The People v. The Mayor, &c. of Brooklyn.... | |
| Indiana. Supreme Court, Horace E. Carter, Albert Gallatin Porter, Gordon Tanner, Benjamin Harrison, Michael Crawford Kerr, James Buckley Black, Augustus Newton Martin, Francis Marion Dice, John Worth Kern, John Lewis Griffiths, Sidney Romelee Moon, Charles Frederick Remy - 1858 - 666 pàgines
...object to which it is applicable, to the utmost extent to which the government may choose to carry it. The only security against the abuse of this power...structure of the government itself. In imposing a tax, the government acts upon its constituents. This is in general a sufficient security against erroneous and... | |
| Illinois. Supreme Court - 1868 - 730 pàgines
...objects to which it is applicable, to the utmost extent to which the government may choose to carry it. The only security against the abuse of this power...security against erroneous and oppressive taxation. " The people of a State, therefore, give to their government a right of taxing themselves and their... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - 1863 - 76 pàgines
...objects to which it is applicable, to the utmost extent to which the government may choose to carry it. The only security against the abuse of this power...security against erroneous and oppressive taxation. This is true. But to what source do we trace this right 3 It is obvious that it is an incident of sovereignty,... | |
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