New-York tribune., 1876-10-17
THE COURTS.
,ACIFIC NAILS TAXES.

IAilF1C 1bAlLD lhAi"R
THE STEAMSHIP COLON sEZED--LBGAL PROCEED
INGs FOR 4 STAY IN THE SUPREME COURT.
The Tax Commissioners placed the value of
the personal property Of the Pacific Mali steamship
COMPANY subject 10 taxation in this city at r5,7i95ls
Tls included the steamers OF the company registered
hure bur plying the Pacific Ocean, the steamers then
uncomleted in the Delaware and some stock OF Chll-
forna Company The company appealed to The Supreme
Court which struck the stock OF the California
company The Court OF Appeals affirmed the decision OF
the Supreme Court. and tins decision, with Judgment
for the costs procccding entered last April
Within days thereafter the counsel Tor tie company
obtained writ OF error 10 the Supreme Court OF the
United States, and Jay Goul1 and Sidney Dillon gave
bond $4,000, the amount Of the tax in dispute be-
ing about 100000, for any damages which might accrue
to the city by the appeal Tie chief point in dispute Is
the right Of the State to levy tax the company for
vessels which never near the state.
few days ago the Corporation Counsel gave no.ice to
the company that the Tax Receiver woud proceed TO
collect the tax, he did not understand tat there was
any stay OF such collection Andrew Boardinan, the
counsel and director of the company, insists that the
appeal to tie United Supreme Court stay, ana
that for the aIyana.r of New York itsf important
q means Of ansporation should receive consdeTite
treatment, II libcIay. lie also asserts that tue
seizure of the Colon viii prove great expense to the
city and loss the company. Nevertheless hdrshal
Hayes yesterday morning seized the Colon ana now has
POSSESSION
Wednesday and unless released by tina; time some other
vessel VIII have 20 take her place.
Meanwhile au order to snow cause Why the tax re-
rcycrs action should not stayed had been granted BY
Judge Barrett but without any intermeulac stl anu
this motion wa, argued ycstr ny in supreme Court;
Chamhrrs Miciacl II. CadOtD, for The cun"ni, urged
t3t the original cprfioTa acted as stay OF al proceed
fpc, ifu finally decided. au1 such huai drcsun cu'1
u,i hr uui Tie hearing by the tutcd Stg.uS supreme
Cuint James G. Carter. FOR thH city, argued that cr
orlri for the purpose 0 ppca! never ot hSi "hel
"A stay Otherwise hy obtaining WlIts ni crlI!Ol :lI f
lX-payers, without even giving s'cu. '}, mSni "a
definitely delay collection OF taxes. Nf tolll Ih'f
any collection of taN"s even y tHe cnVi
on regular suit the tax had passed Ihio tIc ''t
hands The proper uoG iur the company, as as
done in tnc bank tax eases, WIS 20 pay s iaA under
protest and IL ON rms appeal It succeeded 10 sur ahd
iccoyrr back There had, hc thought, been enough
Indulgence already shown t,Dths rump1ny. Mheh ne
Pacific steamers taxed m California li HN'1ieu 10
that court winch decided that they could onF hr taxed
where thry registered or IN the star" rom NH,h
thr corporation derived lis powers. judge bi1'Ii tA
pressed G.tv sinnngy his That the process under
which the Marshal acted was not the process 0i the
Court nor under any Judgment OF the Court ANA tht IN
Court could only stay ts own Judgment auu h'l lt COZ
lot of tax. permitted the com Tor thr com
paiy 10 huud q utci lms morning. Andre" l5aIrHN
and Me. ac ". CTd0l0 APPEARED Cr te plu'1hj Jih'S
G. Carter Tor ihc clty.