, 1880-03-30


WARRINGTON, D. C., March @.-The fol-.
lowing decisions wcro announced to-<1Ay:
No, 1870. Laura E. Jones, widow, etc.,
plaintiff fn error, Va. W. T. Blackwell. In
error to tho Circuit Court Of tho United
States for tho District Of Louisiana. The
controversy in this case relates to tnx prop
ctly payable upon certain tohacc0 belonging
to defendant in error. This Co,lrt hollis that
manufactured tobacco shipped III bond from
the manufactory and stirred in MI export
bonded warehouse on tho l4th uf Jlre, 1872,
was subject 10 tie tax Of o cents per pound
prescribed by tho Internal ltevenuo act or
July 70, 1sjs. 1t was not entitled 10 mo oen,
prescribed By the net of JUNE Il. 1877. amend.
ntory ct tie net Of fSG3. The Judgment Of
tic fo,ycr Coi,rt ID reversed With costs, anu
the cause renl4,,lrd for further proceedings
In confornl'a3'sTe19; y1'es TO- ,.rcovE,,,
No. 81. r. G. Smith ct al., a,!tnlnistrators,
ETC., appellants, VI. James e. Aysr ut n;
and No: - same appellants w: the First Ns1
for Tic Northern District of Illinois. These
are suits In equity brought by plaintiff IN er-
ror tn recover two pron,issory, notes eacti TOT
@ s'is& M"s'ea Mhtasea I eseeassd: s The deefess q
tho Court below, In both cases, Are reversed
with costs, and TINT Court H. directed to enter
DEGREES directing the cefantiant i; error TO
Controversy, and enjolntng oil other ,parties
from interfering Will ulo lattcf'S COLLECTION
RAILROAD CASE.
No. 100. George ". .rhomas etal., plaintiffs
pany. IN IT, Appeai fru,n tilo Circuit C.,HrtIot the
| i'cnllsylyania. On tho Stll OF Octol'cr, 1861,
rl,o,s ct n pa!ntitls II Errsr 2 estSr1a entSrc
i: isailroatl coinpany {of which the West Jersey
| Kajiroad Coinplny il tic snccessorl, whereby
they became lessecs Of that railroad a1au iss
| franchises for perlUtl Of twenty years. .ile
its Isase Should bu ter1niable By the itailroal!
Company. at any tiine upon three !nniltls,
nnticu to l.ssces, and that III tho event o. any
sucl, termination arlltrators Should 1G Gilosoa
It ii. fr"H. tic Mailroaa Company 6y WY q
Indemnity for nou-fulil!lincnt Of the contract.
TjIo IeasG was Terminated. after pr9ner lla-
tleo M TIC TT of APRIL, lss cGa,ns,aasu E"ts 10
tlsn, duo Thomas Ut nj. for tho unexplrstl
tyrn, Ut the Lease having proyet fruftiess, tue
iatter brought this suit TO recover ~ M;!a''iaEcs
f0r nnl,.fultillmcnt Of contract; Ths !nns! 1G
iceisioit Wis: Whethar tho MIitIyillo 4 Glass
baro ltailroad colHnany. t hIa !gGat & y Ro%0t n"st
without conseilt of tho Ssate. nisu Wltiion! ...
autStty t[9 II tiay ifSr ir,sisffS. t. IL
l W
lond Srtt tiaiiciilses to plaintiffs III error. rhs
p0int Is one Ut Importance IN account of II
F,tenring upon railroad Leases III general. lt!s
Court hult!S tl!ut In ttle absence OF exlres'
| authority in tts charter tic Railroad Cnlll
t,uuy Ind uu r}gllt to tranHftr It's roatl nllt
Franchises to other parties. md thus rUntlG
ftsolf ,tuabl8 to perform tlle duties Whtcl
Tint charter directly or BY. Implication
imposed. Whcre i corporation lko u
chNrtcr franchise Intended iu 4 large 1Eieus =
til,o performance of tII!s function bnlng
consideration OF public grant. my cofltfae
, sWhjcll dtsables the corporation fsGt'l ~!
, tUrmlng xucl. 'tuNcti1n,. Which nltlestakSe
: without the consent ut thu State tn trnhsie
tu UtlteEs the rights alnl N'Wtrs col!1erreu D1
charter, md to relieve to grantees u II
bNulen which It Imposes. y violation VI ~
ctlntract With the Stte. aid y vuia. ~ aR!slh
public polley: VT follows tllat pla'n!llis ta J !
error cao, x fG 4 sKtt Wa1,t % 81 as
tlority aid forbidden by tho pnlley Ut !nN
o tThs dpcfnu 0f tho lower Court ls therefor
!" affirmed, witt, Costs
y rEDpI.Elts' LICENSE.
o No, l0s. Tho l1oWo Afaelll',U Company y
/, Jesss Cnge, clerk, Ute. III error th ~ n
:, Urenac Coilrt 0t Tennessee. fills suit brn4
y Ills statS Of Tenncsseu iiilposll,. y tux III II
" sj,atA ut u t!cUuHc-fca upon pgs1leFa u ats
Il Ing,,AQclInus. Ilie plufntlh III arr0r nlall
II tNtns that, innsMllch ~ tle laws 0f leilllin
Il seq exempt frnm taxation peddlcra VI aftle!.
manufactured IM tho State, the ta1atlols
= petiders whv. sell articles m%ala,ltactniieM,o % n
Ia tfls ilrst article nf tllU Fvteral Const!tutlo
u | sTkfo T.mrt t,ntIA that tuaanue{ a. UlR u