Brodnax v. Missouri
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI, The facts, which involve the constitutionality of a statute of Missouri prohibiting the keeping of places for dealing in stocks, bonds and commodities for future delivery except under certain conditions, are stated in the opinion.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI, The facts, which involve the constitutionality of a statute of Missouri prohibiting the keeping of places for dealing in stocks, bonds and commodities for future delivery except under certain conditions, are stated in the opinion. The act is not limited to all sales of any particular commodity, but are those of particular things, i. e., corporate bonds. and stocks, petroleum, cotton, grain and provisions No provision is made for the collection of the tax from any person or property: For its enforcement, reliance must be placed solely upon…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
This is an indictment in the Criminal Court of Jackson County, Missoüri, against the defendants in error. Brodnax and Essex. It is based on a statute of Missouri, approved March 8th, 1907, (Mo. Sess. Acts, 1907, pp. 392-393; Mo. Rev. Stat., 1909, §§ 10228, 10229 and 10230), which declares it to be “unlawful' for any corporation, association, copartnership or person toskeep, or cause to; be kept, in this State, any office, store or other place wherein is permitted the buying or selling the shares of stocks or bonds of any corporation-, or petroleum, cotton, grain, provisions or other…
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