Reading Railroad Company v. Pennsylvania

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1873-03-18

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Mr. Justice SWAYNE (with whom concurred Mr. Justice DAVIS), dissenting. I dissent from the opinion just read. In my judgment, the tax is imposed upon the business of those required to pay it. The tonnage is only the mode of ascertaining the extent of the business. That no discrimination is made between freight carried wholly within the State, and that br…

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