Justices to the Senate & the House of Representatives
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
On April 23, 1914, the following order was adopted by the House of Representatives and on the same day was adopted in concurrence by the Senate. On April 29, 1914, the order was transmitted to the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, who on May 28,1914, returned the answer which is subjoined. Ordered, That the opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court be required by the General Court upon the following questions of law: First.
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On April 23, 1914, the following order was adopted by the House of Representatives and on the same day was adopted in concurrence by the Senate. On April 29, 1914, the order was transmitted to the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, who on May 28,1914, returned the answer which is subjoined. Ordered, That the opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court be required by the General Court upon the following questions of law: First. Can the General Court exempt from the general property tax the following described property: (a) Stock of foreign corporations, the property, capital…
1Opinion of the Court
To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives.
I have already called to your attention the very unsatisfactory condition of our tax laws, and have urged upon you the necessity of either changing those laws, or providing for their stricter enforcement. Our tax laws are at present disproportionate, unjust and ineffective.
It has been generally assumed that the powers of the General Court under the present constitution are so limited that our system of taxation cannot be materially changed without an amendment to our State Constitution. If so, the community must submit to a delay of three…
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