Legal Opinion
Territory of Alaska v. American Can Co.
District Court, D. Alaska
Decided January 4, 1956No. Nos. 7278-A to 7281-A, 7300-A to 7303-APublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGE, District Judge.
In 1949 the Alaska Territorial Legislature enacted the first general property tax act of the Territory, being Chapter 10, S.L.A.1949, known as • the “Alaska Property Tax Act.” Such act provided for the levy, assessment, and collection of a tax upon all real and personal property in the Territory (except property specifically exempted) at the rate of 1% of the value thereof. It provided that the tax within the limits of incorporated cities, school districts and public utility districts, shall be assessed and collected in the manner prescribed by the property tax law of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Schmuck v. HartmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Vance v. RankinIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Great Northern Ry. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
- Schoenheit v. LucasCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1930
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Territory of Alaska v. American Can Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- State v. American Can CompanyAlaska Supreme Court · 1961
- Alaska Public Utilities Commission v. Chugach Electric Ass'nAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
- B-C Cable Co. v. City & Borough of JuneauAlaska Supreme Court · 1980
- Territory of Alaska v. American Can Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
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