State Tax on Railway Gross Receipts. Reading Railroad Company v. Pennsylvania

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

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Mr. Justice STRONG delivered the opinion of the court. The question is whether the act of the legislature of Pennsylvania passed February 28d, 1866, under which a tax was levied upon the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company of three-quarters of one per cent, upon the gross receipts of the company, during the six months ending December 81st, 1867, is in confl…

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