Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad v. Reynolds
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OF FLORIDA. The constitution of Florida of 1868, art. 16, sec. 24, as amended by art. 11 of the amendments of 1875, is as follows: “The property of all corporations, whether heretofore or hereafter incorporated, shall be subject to taxation, unless such property be held and used exclusively for religious, educational, or charitable purposes.”
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OF FLORIDA. The constitution of Florida of 1868, art. 16, sec. 24, as amended by art. 11 of the amendments of 1875, is as follows: “The property of all corporations, whether heretofore or hereafter incorporated, shall be subject to taxation, unless such property be held and used exclusively for religious, educational, or charitable purposes.” Sec. 26, chap. 3413, of the Laws of Florida, March 5,1883, reads: “If any assessor, when making his assessments, shall discover that any land in his county was omitted in the assessment roll of either or all of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brewer
No question is presented concerning the claim for the taxes paid under protest, counsel for plaintiff stating in their brief that “ the sole relief sought in this court is to obtain a reversal of the decree of the state Supreme Court, in so far as it reversed the decree of the circuit court enjoining the sale of complainant’s lines of railroad for the taxes assessed for the years 1879, 1880 and 1881, such taxes amounting to $96,181.69,” and in respect to this matter they sum up their contention in these words:
“By the law of 1885 the State attempted to authorize the. assessment of taxes for…
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