Pope v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

On March 4, 1937, the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee passed a Public Act, which was approved by the Governor on March 5, 1937, being Ch. 112 of the Public Acts of 1937, providing for and directing an investigation of the different State Departments, Divisions, Sub-Divisions, Institutions, Offices and Officers, Employees and Agents, Contracts, Purchases and Sales of the State of Tennessee, the collection of taxes, the receipts and the expenditures thereof, and the acts of anyone who occupied or formerly occupied any position with the State, or where the…