Commonwealth v. Danville Bessemer Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 8, May T., 1903, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Dauphin Co., Commonwealth Docket 1902, No. 164, on appeal from tax settlement in case of Commonwealth v. Danville Bessemer Company. Appeal from tax settlement.
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Appeal, No. 8, May T., 1903, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Dauphin Co., Commonwealth Docket 1902, No. 164, on appeal from tax settlement in case of Commonwealth v. Danville Bessemer Company. Appeal from tax settlement. Trial by court without a jury under the Act of April 22,1874, P.L. 109. Weiss, P. J., found the facts to be as follows: The defendant company was incorporated under the laws of the state of New Jersey, August 18, 1899, for the purpose of manufacturing iron and steel. 2. Prior to the approval of the Act of May 8, 1901, P. L. 160, upon and according to the provisions of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Brown,
In affirming this judgment but little need be said. The claim of the commonwealth is for a bonus of one third of one per centum upon the amount of the capital of the Danville Bessemer Company, a foreign corporation, employed within this state. It is made under the Act of May 8, 1901, P. L. 150, the first section of which is, “ That from and after the passage of this act all corporations, limited partnerships or joint stock associations, except foreign insurance companies, chartered or created by or under the laws of any other State, or of the United States, or of…
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