National Bank v. Kimball
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Milleb
This is a bill in chancery, filed by The German National Bank of Chicago, to enjoin Kimball, collector of the town of South 'Chicago, from enforcing payment of the taxes assessed against the holders of shares of its stock.
The general grounds on which this relief is sought are twofold, namely: that the assessment violates the provision of the act of Congress concerning national banks, which forbids the States from taxing these shares at any higher rate than other moneyed capital within the State; and that it also violates the provision of the Constitution of Illinois concerning uniformity of…
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