Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co. v. Oklahoma
Supreme Court of the United States
pRROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP OKLAHOMA. The facts, which involve the right of the State of Oklahoma to tax leases made by the Osage Tribe of Indians of lands in that State made under authority of acts of Congress, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
The question in the case is whether a certain assignment of a lease and. rights thereunder made by the Osage Tribe of Indians, which lease conferred the privilege of prospecting, drilling wells and mining and producing petroleum and natural gas upon lands in Oklahoma Territory, are subject to a tax assessed under the laws of Oklahoma as the property of plaintiff in error in its. capacity of a public service corporation.
Plaintiff in error, herein designated as the oil company, is assignee of the lease and asserts the negative of the question, contending that under the lease and the assignment…
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