Tax Commissioner v. Putnam

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts · Decided 1917-06-27

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Rugg, C. J. The Forty-fourth Amendment to the Constitution of this Commonwealth, approved and ratified by the people in November, 1915, is in these words: “Full power arid authority are hereby given and granted to the General Court to impose and levy a tax on income in the manner hereinafter provided. Such tax may be at different rates upon income derived from different classes of property, but shall be levied at a uniform rate t…

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