Western Union Telegraph Co. v. State
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Travis. Tried below before the Hon. A. S. Walker. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Gould, Associate Justice.
This is a suit brought in the district court of Travis county, by the state against appellants, for taxes alleged to be due for the quarter years, October, November and December, 1879, January, *316February and March and April, May and June, 1880, and to compel a report and compliance by defendant with the terms of article 4665 of the Revised Statutes of Texas, where it is provided that “There shall be levied on and collected from every person, firm, company or association of persons pursuing any of the following named occupations, an annual tax (except when herein…
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