Legal Opinion
The New York Indians
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 16, 1867PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
72 U.S. 761 (____)
5 Wall. 761
THE NEW YORK INDIANS.
Supreme Court of United States.
Mr. Martindale; Attorney-General of New York, for the appellees, and in support of the right to tax.
Mr. J.H. Reynolds, contra.
2Opinion of the Court · NelsonJustice Nelson
The principal authority to tax is derived from two acts of the legislature, passed May 9, 1840, and May 4, 1841. As the act of 1840 was held by the court below void as respects these reservations, we will, for the present, dismiss it.
The act of 1841 contains eight sections.
[His honor here stated the first five sections of the act in the words already given on pages 763-4.]
The eighth…
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