Quong Wing v. Kirkendall
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA. The facts, which involve the constitutionality of a laundry license act of Montana, aré stated in the opinion. The sole question presented is .whether § 2776 of the Revised 'Codes of Montana provides a proper classification for taxing, purposes. Section 2776 is á revenue measure simply, and is not an exercise of the police power.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA. The facts, which involve the constitutionality of a laundry license act of Montana, aré stated in the opinion. The sole question presented is .whether § 2776 of the Revised 'Codes of Montana provides a proper classification for taxing, purposes. Section 2776 is á revenue measure simply, and is not an exercise of the police power. This is alleged in the complaint, and was concéded by the Montana Supreme Court; There is therefore.no question of the reasonableness of a police regulation, but. the only question to be decided is whether the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is. an action to recover ten dollars paid under duress, and protest for a license to do hand laundry work. The plaintiff got judgment in the court of first instance, but this judgment was reversed by the Supreme Court of the State, 39 Montana, 64. • The law under which the fee was exacted imposed the payment upon all persons engaged in laundry business other than the steam laundry business, with a proviso that it should not apply to women so engaged where not more "than two women were employed. 1' Rev. Codes, §'2776. The only question is whether this, is an unconstitutional…
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