Ludwig v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. The facts which involve the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Wingo Act of Arkansas applicable to for- , eign corporations are stated in the opinion.' A State has plenary power to prescribe such terms as pleases it upon which foreign corporations may enter and do business..
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. The facts which involve the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Wingo Act of Arkansas applicable to for- , eign corporations are stated in the opinion.' A State has plenary power to prescribe such terms as pleases it upon which foreign corporations may enter and do business.. It has power to refuse admission to a foreign corporation not engaged in interstate commerce of governmental service, and to prescribe terms upon which, a foreign corporation engaged in interstate commerce and the service…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
The Western Union Telegraph Company, a corporation of New York, doing business', both interstate and intrastate, in Arkansas, as it had done for many years, brought this suit against O. 0. Ludwig, Secretary of State of Arkansas, for the purpose of obtaining a decree that the statute of that State of May 13th, 1907, entitled “An Act to-permit foreign corpora tions to do business in Arkansas and fixing fees to be paid by all corporations,” Acts of Ark., 1907, p. 744, was unconstitutional, null and void, and enjoining the defendant, in his official capacity, from' attempting to revoke, or…
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