Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-30

II. a \. X. Il. 90. vs.. PATTERSON AoD. A-Vf
decided az this term, and Com. vs. Mey-
ems. az the January term Of this court
In the latter case 10 is said that the
right OF the State 20 impose a license tax
upon pcdlers. where II operates uniformly
upon an citizens. and does not dlscriml-
nate I'm favor or citizens or virginia as
against citizens Of other States. or where
the tax imposed is IN the exercise or the
police power and is not a regulation or
commerce under cover Of That power, al
though incidentally it may have that ei-
feet. has been uniformly maintained; but
where any Injurious discrimination Is uls-
covered i'm favor Of the resident as against
the nonresident or with respect TO ln'
state over similar articles manufacture
abroad. The State laws are declared 20 ne
void as repuguant TO the Constitution OF
the United States
THE STATES POLICE POWER
Since that case was decided have FUR
Their investigated the authorities ON we
subject, and / am strengthened in the
conviction that no decision OF the Su-
prome Court Of the United states can ne
found holding a State laW Invalid as 4elh6
TcDuguaut to the commerce clause OF tIr
Constitution which was enacted in the
bOna-fle exercise Of the police power on
the state for the suppression or a Irco4-
nlzel vice. or 20 prevent the sale OF aiul-
teratcd food, or the manufacture OF lo.i
from impure materials. or TO prevent ihe
spread Of disease among men or beasts.
Under cover Of the police power eHoI y
are constantly being made 10 promote
some unlawful purpose as lh Itople W.
GIBSON, Ivs Ne" lvih' fi,' -
was hcid uu'oIiali' u.-o'lo! 30 frti1
the ponce power, u.',l ,o,n ,ct and
what was held 20 be am innocent act tiIN
one which the LEGISLATURE could not make
criminal me 9"pI .5l- ID, ~ - l,, ION,
state laws TO Doe void which lmlose lou-
mage aJlIta Iii' ,. "t.....,'t. 5is and
Us. IHNeI, 70 '"l.' H. ,. C4rt
ldA'r OF ltlivi 'T, '' tt,til,, fe,re
IONA 20 ii""t IVY dl't ,ftf,.,- IN
NIr'Il lhILd'H6 iH ltt.i +blr
we '''l, 49, et.,,es ~. or which in
''d'ta' ~ NV .rf.t, a. modes en-
some 'l te p cay ~ .- $500. "a, to
dfaF'It1 To- give lo l'7 ~ ,N,.,,.,, ,.a tb.
i. owl Il '..-.-...i.,,l,- - o,ber States. and
.i'lN'ua %. 1880 WI r,,,,,, one ir Irstrv
DID r'iH5 t. 80 III ti.,..,,g o,-er an
tntdk.I il "{ JUS s w." ,.c,,,,tfoo An
lhHule Ill hrt g., d.. rC,,r1 in
,AdnllIe Us l.s t5l,io &c NJ oq New
ihe case or me itgiie N-. '."l No ,.',.,.,,.
lork ~. Not uiIi' ., ,sd ,.i to Mere
iv for ~ pu-poses Of revenue. In these and
like cases. which might De greatly mHiIi-
piled, the courts nave htll llal li.'f '''
not come Irop'iiy Wl.n,Ii i,7 ul,.' .t,I s ,
While 5Iale l.N WIZ" ~ 49,. 49, ,,
regulation oi tIs,a1e i.l,I'iil,..t,lr,'
which au''ls DO tN'.li '". ii'o
could not DE urN'lI ''. I'm.
power of the state Wh.Ie I""s ,r17
or purporin2 t0 be ln me exc cl.e ~. l,.g
police power. hli Wnicn al u.. wv ~,
and schemes under cover CI 4iig,-- Io... +,,o
accomplish some purpose IoIul-l.h 70 t.s
state are void. }fi 0l'I' id"- l"t WIZ
the honest IHIn' . ,....,i t..'-.-7 NJ iis
calm. me m"'si7 "I 'i'. Wei "'''7 20 '''
''li@r.- q. e ll.'. ....,,1i,,lr under tho nr9-
,..,,-, ~ ne Constitution Of the United
states. which declares That no state shall
pass aW imIalilN5 'n'lI ,.,.li' . ,
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