Memphis Gas Light Co. v. Taxing District
Supreme Court of the United States
IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP TENNESSEE. The facts and the contentions of the parties are stated in the' opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
This is a writ of error to the Supreme Court of Tennessee.
The question presented is whether the statute of the State under which the defendant assessed a license tax of $250 against plaintiff in error is void, because it violates the contract found in the charter of the company.
This charter was enacted November 20th, 1851, and, after giving the name of the new corporation and the names of the incorporators, it refers for the rights, privileges, powers, and restrictions of the company to the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth sections of…
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