Foster v. Pryor
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF OKLAHOMA. This is an action to enjoin the payment of certain taxes levied upon property belonging to the appellees (plaintiffs below) and situated in an Indian reservation within the Territory of Oklahoma. The appellee, Hite, resides in the Ponca and Otoe Indian reservation within-that Territory; the Stafford Land and ..
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APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF OKLAHOMA. This is an action to enjoin the payment of certain taxes levied upon property belonging to the appellees (plaintiffs below) and situated in an Indian reservation within the Territory of Oklahoma. The appellee, Hite, resides in the Ponca and Otoe Indian reservation within-that Territory; the Stafford Land and .. Cattle Company is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Texas and doing business in the above-named Territory ; and the 101 Live Stock Cattle Company is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Peckham,
after making the foregoing statement óf fácts, delivered the opinion of the court.,sIf the statute of 1899, limiting the right of assessment, is valid, it follows' that the judgment of the Supreme Court of the Territory, Setting aside an assessment for more than such limited amount, must be affirmed. But it is urged that the act of 1899 is void, and that, being void, the taxing officer was justified and required by the' act of 1895 to make the assessment he did. The grounds upon which the appellants base their claim that the act of 1899 is invalid rest upon the provisions…
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