Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-22
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menccd in the United States Circuit Court before
the Hon. Chief Justice OF the United States, and
Judge Giles, which is Of considerable Importance to
large class of persons. The case is that of John
Jackson vs.. The Northern Central Railway Com.
pany. It was proved in this case that the pIaipiif
British subject, resident abroad and IS the holder
Of a large amount of the bonds of the defendant -
Upon the plaintiff demanding payment of his con
pons the defendant insisted upon its right to deduct
from their amount ; per cent tan under the act ot
Congress. and also per cent tax by virtue of the re
quirements of certain statutes Of PENNSYLVANIA; the
plaintiff declined submitting to any deduction and
instituted this action. 1t appeared that Inc defend
ant is Incorporated under acts of Pennsylvania and
Maryland; that its road extends from the city of Bal
tmore beyond Harrisburg. Pennsylvania; that its
bonds are secured by mortgage upon its property in
both States and that the coupons have been hereto
fore paid IN the city of Baltimore The defendant
submitted prayer to the Court that the jury should
allow the deductions claimed.
Two questions were thus presented
l. Can the Company retain the three per cent. un-
der the pennsylvania statute.
z Can 1t retain the five per cent under the act OF
N"mTesS-
lne piahaun contended that in this suit beyond
.he llhitS OF pennsylvania and III the State of Mary
i!'hu' the aclehdant Is simply Maryland corpora
,lon' anu II" powers OF responsibilities cannot be en-
"isou u ot varied oS any law OF pennsylvania.
ma, III i '"9eS 'He power 10 impose tax was
g w ''i'' WIN 'ilc sovereign power ol inc
oSH'G' anu 'lat the bond constituted mere debt
, Snicn n'o no """" IN rennsyl'ana or the United
'"' L, anu Dl,' "el,"er 'he Pialhti'
Ir.r ~ g. tioPe'S was Sol'ecl u the power oI inc
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" ''A winch was equFaleht 10
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70 '1 wv e"V'" "'' lclan' 'hat tpe laws
0"rr ~ any MANNER nave al eAtra 'cI
w. ,nai '''. NV loiDp'iS can V'ly retain
'i ao' ~ ''i' ''"'' ~
'iih' ~ III cases Wi'hih inc taxing power
do " INC l'sH' u tehhsSlVania 10
i W r'soIi,' ho' c''i@'hS OIL rem
are HI IN" question as to the
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T '' 0'0U 'id' ''o D Iet cent. ue-
20 I'opoi'' Hi''e 81 Lr aS cltizens ol inc
ni' E "'" -hcssiS' III a. flshef
an: N THi,aL'' appeared as counsel for
'.''u wi. mason ''ipUeI' Ior uelenaanl'
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place Of Mr.. John Bipbam rcsignad aftor ,yb;cb tI
Board went into secret session and sbortI, ,f.er.
wards adjourned until Tuesday newt
The New Counterpart FIrry GENT C,-pprxcy--
How TO DETECT IT.-The most recent IF the co,n+cr
felt tv cent notes are So we'll evecr+od tbo+ tbe o
likely TO deceive even the hest ..evnorts Tho fol
lowing information will bo found sofI =, oiI;c. ,
readers to detect them The countorfcit i abont an
eighth of an inch shorter than tbc ponuinp The
words United States in the counterfeit are not
quite as clearly defined as in the genuine The sword
held by the female in the vignette appears as white
streak in the genuine. In the counterfeit it more
heavily engraved. Under the word "and" in the
right upper corner there is a flourish in the genuine
which entirely absent in the counterfeit This last
defect is one of the simplest means of detecting the
bogus notes.
FIRE.-The alarm Yesterday morning abort eight
o'clock was caused bv the discovery Of fire in tho
third story of Mrs. STEPHENS boarding house No %
North Gay street. The Fire Department were s,on
on hand and speediIv extipsuished the flames Tho
building was damaged to the amount of $500 by fire
and the furniture TO the amount of SIOO ,nostl,, b
water, The origin Of the fire is attribnted to de-,
fective fue The building belongs To Mr., Aurustu,
Mathiot the loss on which is covered by noIic in
tbo Fireran,s Trsrr,nco ofRco Tho G,rnit,,ro bo
lorgirg 70 Nrs Stenbons i ,,,irsrro1
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