Legal Opinion
Featherstone v. Norman
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 16, 1930No. 7571PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
Can the legislature levy an income tax? It is clear that it can, unless the levy offends some provision of the constitution of this State. This instrument declares that “The right of taxation is a sovereign right, inalienable, indestructible, is the life of the State, and rightfully belongs to the people in all republican governments." Constitution, art. 4, sec. 1, par. 1 (Civil Code of 1910, § 6462). “The right of taxation, in the legislature, is without limit, except as provided in the constitution. It is not a power specially granted; it is assumed to…
2Cases cited60 opinions
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- Shaffer v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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