Railroad Co. v. Peniston

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1873-12-15

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Mr. Justice STRONG delivered the judgment of the court. That the taxing power of a State is one of its attributes of sovereignty; that it exists independently of the Constitution of the United States, and underived from that instrument; and that it may be exercised to an unlimited extent upon all property, trades, business, and avocations existing or carried on wit…

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