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Lawrence Township School District Tax Case

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 10, 1949No. Appeals, 203 and 204PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The question here presented concerns the validity of the following Resolution adopted on September 15, 1947, by the Board of Directors of Lawrence Township School District, a school district of the third class in Clearfield County:

"Be it Resolved that the Lawrence Township School District for the year beginning July 1, 1947, shall collect and does hereby levy and assess a tax of Five (5¢) Cents per net ton of 2000 pounds on all coal mined from property located in Lawrence Township, whether it is mined by the deep mine, open pit, strip mine, or any other method . . .
"Said tax shall be payable…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Kelley v. KalodnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  2. Blauner's, Inc. v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  3. Commonwealth v. Standard Oil Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1882
  4. Philadelphia v. SamuelsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  5. Commonwealth v. Overholt Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Murray v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  2. Knup v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  3. Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Resources v. Butler County Mushroom FarmSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. In Re Estate of FoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Breitinger v. PHILADELPHIASupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950

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