Nash v. Winter

Appellee, William Winter, State Tax Collector, brought this suit in the Chancery Court, First Judicial District of Hinds County, against J. Gr. Nash, doing business as Nash Finance Company, Ltd., appellant. It was for the purpose of collecting the local privilege taxes imposed upon one doing a money lending business where a greater rate of interest than 15 per cent per annum is charged, Miss. Code 1942, Sec. 9696-135; and upon one operating an industrial loan business, Code Sec. 9696-134; and the state privilege tax upon one doing a money lending business charging interest of more than 20 per…