Masonic Aid Ass'n v. Taylor
South Dakota Supreme Court
Application for mandamus, original in this court, made by the Masonic Aid Association of Dakota against L. C. Taylor, as state auditor of South Dakota, to compel the issuance of a certificate of authority. No briefs filed. The facts are fully stated in the opinion.
1Per curiam
This is an original action for a writ of mandamus to be directed to the Honorable L. C. Taylor, auditor of the state, commanding him to issue to the said Masonic Aid Association of Dakota a certificate of authority to do business in said state in accordance with the charter of said association and the laws of South Dakota. • The petition shows that this association made due application to the auditor for such certificate, but the auditor refused to issue it because the association had not paid the 2 per cent tax on the gross amount of its assessments into the state treasury, as required by…
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- State ex rel. Attorney General v. Merchant's Exchange Mutual Benevolent SocietySupreme Court of Missouri · 1880
- Bolton v. BoltonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1882
- Illinois Masons' Benevolent Society v. WinthropIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
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