Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. Texas
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP TEXAS. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is an action against certain railroads to recover taxes and penalties. The Supremo Court of the State held the penal ties to be void under the state constitution, but upheld the tax. 97 S. W. Rep. 71. The railroads bring the case here mainly on the ground that the law upon which the action is based is an attempt to regulate commerce among the States.
The act in question is entitled “An Act imposing a tax upon railroad corporations . . . and other persons . . . owning ... or controlling any line of railroad in this State . . . equal to one per cent, of their gross receipts ... and…
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