The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-26


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UNIFIED STATES sUPRAME CDuKT.
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state Taxatios Of savisss BAmk D-p0sfss--
Are S~cf ssDe posttsc 80 Linhte Wssers luz
vested In daovcrsmens SecnrxseAre
The Sooiay for Savsgs laintif s's Error. c' o. ".
Cc Treasurer Of tie Sate Of ConaescsA riiis' issns'
submitted without Actoh to the supror Court ~
the state Of Connecticut The qucs,ons involved
out Of hofolowing facts ~. The deenas In 10
Treasurer Of the State q The Society for Savings
species Of corporation commonly known ~ savings-
Bank created By special net OF the Leg,ssse and
ganixed and doing business ~ Hartford. and y empow
ored BY its charter TO deposits OF money
loan use and improve a. and 70 apply and divide the mot
tue the dsposits with The general powers
OF such corporations Tue Society tor Savings The
81 75s s1s 81. q which The sum Of SSH isI was then
invested aud held In securities OF the OF the
be- exempt from taxation when returns TO the state
Comptroller made accordingly. setting forth These
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The Treasurer however insisted upon paymens OF the
State tax ON all moneys deposited with the sociey, nos
which was refused Tho matter Was tnoruupcn sub
mted to the court for arbitration, usdor provision q
State law relating amicsbie sults Judgment OF the
Sate court was In favor OF the treasurer requiring
pay men q tho tax on tho entire deposits a. exaosed
by him. Tho cause was then taken TO tho Supreme
Court Of Errors Of the STATE where the Judgment
affirmed l. camo thence here. on appeal BY "a:
that the tax Ia question was not tax on property,
but On me corporaton as such r the I,anohiss
from tho United States exempt from taxation BY the
constitution and expressly exempt By act Of Ccngss:
whether owned by an individual or corpprntiOns"
cannot b embraced in any fact Of fair basis wilh
to which the value Of the property whether
ration nxed for tue purposes taxation II docs not
all avoid the question 70 that Is the franchss
TAX Is levied upon the naked rsncSse rrsspscvs q
property business basis Of value standard ia~
corporations, but may b. enforced agaiass
indiv duAls; and u Is easily seen that under suoh
United states will f the In question be sustaned
be rendered OF no practical valns n each individual
corporation throughout the states h0ud DO r0qare0
10 the the Of personal property
owned by him the LIST January 10 each year. and sor
ono 10 QUESTION would result Il has no respecs
value OF the property a. tue time OF tho tax bat rests
~ for the deposits Of plaintiffs Institution 70 %
" -n~x-a ~~A s~d tesA would be safe that theis
psrv held. q wosid tho oosl in the easo supposed
The dsfendans u error insists shss y b true. hes
been determined BY tho supreme Court Of the Uaitsa
States fBank OF Savings Collector Hail. 5l4 ,has
.mons,s rccc yod, " savings Dank, "wne.nsr a.
by tho bank y bscomes deposits and continues -
such untii repaid 70 the oeposor thou Il Is
OF the plainti1 In error, " net DO hold 70
be tax on their governments securities. ftftFea
The Law or Conirscf-PabiIc Policy "a
Govcrsing M-siatutc Of Erauds-Iadicisl
Sale. N ss Esasts. ... \.
joel IT. Wicker, Plcfnfigtn Error, w. Eii Hoppck.-
1hs from the Circuit Cour. FOR tho Norhesa
district Of Illinois Tho action was assumpsi, to re-
cover damages FOR tho breach OF an alleged execltory
arrecmen, 10 appear 4, Shsrnss saic Ard bid or car
IN. ... 49,. NJ. -. 80. ~ -.,,.- =, ~-.~~.
LIN p'op0"y e'ra up'n w '"o oAcou'ons Ia Asos ~
Hoppock, and against arm known 90 John y. Chxpin
Co. for the full snoull of The judgm nts upon which
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soon cAcoo"oh "'so 'ssuo" ins Piopony 70 Dc sofa
belonged 10 Chaplin Co, but was In possession of
W,eker Who heid n for sdvnncsz and 4 was rodceur.
AHA b. Chapm a Co. upon pnymsnt az ina advsncsa
Toe nropcrtv canslsiing nf ,nacninsrr ana a.
tures for = dsulIery IS attached "a real estats
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