F. S. Royster Guano Co. v. Tarboro
Supreme Court of North Carolina
CONTROVERSY, WITHOUT ActioN, submitted to Allen, at November Term, 1899, oí Halifax Superior Court, upon agreed facts. Tbe plaintiffs, each of them, conducted business in the town of Taxboro, and each of them was engaged in more than one line of business. The town proposed to assess a separate privilege tax on each line of business engaged in, and the plaintiffs, as taxpayers, united in application toi his Honor for an order of injunction against the defendant.
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CONTROVERSY, WITHOUT ActioN, submitted to Allen, at November Term, 1899, oí Halifax Superior Court, upon agreed facts. Tbe plaintiffs, each of them, conducted business in the town of Taxboro, and each of them was engaged in more than one line of business. The town proposed to assess a separate privilege tax on each line of business engaged in, and the plaintiffs, as taxpayers, united in application toi his Honor for an order of injunction against the defendant. The town authorities claimed the right to impose a privilege tax on business, both by their charter, as well as by virtue of the…
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The plaintiffs, each of them, conducted business in the town of Tarboro, and each of them was engaged in more than one line of business. The town proposed to assess a separate privilege tax on each line of business engaged in, and the plaintiffs, as taxpayers, united in application to his Honor for an order of injunction against the defendant. The town authorities claimed the right to impose a privilege tax on business, both by their charter, as well as by virtue of the general act relating to towns and cities, ch. 62 of the Code, whereby they are authorized to lay taxes for municipal…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. . WorthSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1895
- Rosenbaum v. . New BernSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1896
- Board of Commissioners v. TaylorSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1888
- Latta v. . WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1882
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