State ex rel. Linde v. Packard
North Dakota Supreme Court
Original proceedings by the State, on the relation of Henry J. Linde, Attorney General, and Enoch Lodge of Perfection A. A. S. E. No. 1, Fargo Council Knights Kadosh A. A. S. E. No. 1, Pelican Chapter of Eose Croix A. A. S. E. No. 1, and Dakota Consistory A. A. S. E. No. 1, fraternal corporations known as the Scottish Eite Bodies of Eargo, North Dakota, and H. C. Plumley, for the issuance of a writ prohibiting and enjoining the state tax commission and others from assessing…
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Original proceedings by the State, on the relation of Henry J. Linde, Attorney General, and Enoch Lodge of Perfection A. A. S. E. No. 1, Fargo Council Knights Kadosh A. A. S. E. No. 1, Pelican Chapter of Eose Croix A. A. S. E. No. 1, and Dakota Consistory A. A. S. E. No. 1, fraternal corporations known as the Scottish Eite Bodies of Eargo, North Dakota, and H. C. Plumley, for the issuance of a writ prohibiting and enjoining the state tax commission and others from assessing and listing for taxation certain property used exclusively for Masonic purr poses. The relators are corporations purely…
1Opinion of the CourtChristianson, J.
This is a proceeding against the.state tax commission, the county auditor of Cass county, and the assessor of the city of Fargo, to prevent them from assessing and listing for taxation certain property belonging to the relators.
Four of the relators are separate and distinct fraternal corporations, and together constitute what is commonly known as the Scottish Rite Bodies of Fargo, North Dakota,
The relators assert that they are constituent parts of the great body known as Free Masons; that the said Masonic Order^ of which they are a part, is a benevolent and charitable organization and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Ould v. Washington Hospital for FoundlingsSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- State ex rel. Linde v. TaylorNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1916
- Fitterer v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
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- City of Indianapolis v. Grand MasterIndiana Supreme Court · 1865
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- Powers v. First Nat. Bank of CorsicanaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
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