State v. Tolman
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans.; Thomas C. W. Ellis, Judge. Rule by the State against D. H. Tolman. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The state tax collector proceeded by rule against the defendant to collect a license tax of $600, with interest, attorney’s fees, and costs, for the year 1909, on the business of money lender or purchaser of time wages., pursuant to Act No. 209, p. 312, of 1908, entitled “An act to amend and re-enact section 5 of Act No. 171, p. 392, of 1898,” the general license revenue law of the state.
The defendant, for answer to the rule, after pleading the general issue, averred that Act 209 of 1908 is null and void because in contravention of articles 31, 32, 225, and 229 of the state Constitution, and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dolese v. PierceIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
- State v. American Sugar Refining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Beary v. NarrauSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- State v. TolmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
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