Legal Opinion
Gulf Fisheries Co. v. MacInerney
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 20, 1928No. 178PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The general statutes of Texas provide that no person shall engage in the business of wholesale dealer in fish without procuring a license from the Game, Fish and Oyster Commissioner; that the licensee shall pay a tax of one dollar for each 1,000 pounds of fish handled by him; and that failure to pay the tax shall constitute a misdemeanor for which the person offending may be punished. Texas Penal Code, 1925, Art. 936.
The Gulf Fisheries Company, a New York corporation engaged in the wholesale fish business at Galveston, Texas, brought this…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Cook v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
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3Cited by27 opinions
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