Maxey v. Wright
Court Of Appeals Of Indian Territory
Appeal from the United States court for the Northern district. John R. Thomas, Judge. Action by N. B. Maxey and others against J. George Wright, United States Indian inspector, and others. From an order sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtClayton, C. J.
This is an action brought in equity n the United States court at Muskogee, Ind. T., to enjoin J. George Wright, United States Indian inspector for the Indian Territory, and J. Blair Shoenfelt, United States Indian agent for the Five Civilized Tribes, from collecting from plaintiffs, who are all noncitizens of the Creek Nation, and attorneys at law residing in the Creek Nation, and practicing law in said court, an occupation tax imposed on them by virtue of the laws of the Creek Nation, which, among other things, provides that a tax of $25 per annum shall be collected from each lawyer residing…
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