Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-12-15
EXPRESS COMPANIES WIN.
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-hsuts' Association % Ncz Nork IN is
ea-~ against th~ Ndan- ESpre-s 90
for preliminary iuiun~tion IN The
suit broGxht to conP~i th- exprrss
companies o. pay tor express revenue
stAmF- On rsv~ip's. th~ iaa~w - the
l tnitrt State cirvuti court for the
southern district 81 N-p YSrk said
I start virh tA- proposition that
as t-fsse~a infislssuai citir~n.. whstA-
sr th~y - rasurai iusiisi-lsals or cor
I-ovatiDns. c,ssnmon carrirrs. or What
nos. originally thsre j. th- rirht to
sgr~~ a. 70 " ho sAoufsI bar the bar
d-a % tn si7s rvusirr~ss. sr! - al
the incs.i~nt- os th~ rvuaisiou % ,Aat
ssrvic~- That a comlnon CARVER -
suhF~t 20 r~T1sla,sou~ BY caaxrvss a.
70 IinaisAtrons upsa his power Ia make
saeh axrr~ns~nt wtta the iasitvidsaI
estiF~n = not di<putsa- The pruposi-
tina. hnwss~r. Es-has c,pn<r,s- pro
hibis~sl IN this particular ease sh~ ear
risr frOn r~gniria< sne shipV~r o. pas
sh~ tnrrwa-svi sxp~n-~ % I--rfsr-n5nr
the act of transpoTsafion whish ths
rurvkas~. asfxiug and cars~iatiou %
thts stamp IMPOSES upon tk~ sarrfer
There - no eNprr~s lan<uaac in III
act. ihaf ! can snd. iaytnx ths bsr,i~u
% that PrUh hition ,r-n th- carrier.
and inaSnueh ax rv.srirtious - tn
-irht 90 cuusrart. whish = c. right Of
a xr~at d~ai Of Importance anil
vaiu~ 20 shr citiz~u- wh. rh~r ~ -.
IN insliv isit.ai 90 a corporation. shnulI
10, ~ sp~iird cot 90 auy une~rtain
lauguaw~. or fouud % exist unlsss The
ease Is abuntiansiy clear. I arr insla~rsi
IN tho at-~~rr-- - ~Vprvss tsnrsrgv. 10
rrach th~ conclusion. upon thrs r-ls-rw
eur~ory h~aring Of tkr oral ar.-um~nt.
and without fhe rarvful analysis sad
sNamiaatica % the eases uhirA might
r~rhap~ l~ad ui- u a different con.-itl-
sioa am eonstraiErsi. I say. - rvaeh
the eunelusiou that ta- act has uos
prohibited ;h- carrier froua requiring.
the party tensi~rine thu ryosIs "a pa
tn the carrier tho increased r,s~, y hieh
the act % congrwss has made th~ par,
tigular act of trausportat.on csst
the carrier. shall therefore day
the motion for a preliminary iniune-
tion--
\ similar decision was rrusi~rv,I IN
,h~ ease % the tnit.d State against
the southern ExPr-ss 60. si-cisisI IN
the Initr,i States district court for
the vest~rn dissrict OF North Caroliaa.
octoh.r. = i-9- In that ease the ac-
tioa WaS hronyht by cwrfaia ash ship
P~Ts for supEosrrl VOCATION - the
war revenue act. on the Ervurd that
thr express eompany mad rcqu5rr,i
them 10 pcy FOR the rrvrnu- stamp o.
- afiixed to zach Fr~eipt when issss,~,i
- a euasli'saa % areePtiug their xns.i.
for transportation nisryi Statrs
JudE~ TasrnclI dismissed tke eon1-
pl1int. holliag that vshil~ thu vs1r rvv-
eEu- IL; required thar tn tax shoaIsi
h.- paid. u did not p~osisis. who sheric.
make th~ paymsat- brt ivft that qus--
,ion 20 - ssttirsl b~tu~en the express
company and the Shipper.
\ decisieu to thu sasu~ efTevt ms
/ just bs~n rendered in the disfriet
court % th- I niteti State for the
sauthsrn district % California in the
cas- of the tuir~si >sate< sraiass
W.lis- Farep = Ce.s sxprv~s. The
complainant trnsieTsl package 10
the cypress company and insisted that
y shoaid arc~pi the saH4r for trans
pnrtat5un. aud iSsszs therefor : ~
eript having 4 ang-cent rvsrnu- stamp
4ftaghssi za.E sars-s-sl- The cypress.
eornPa refused - i-stf- ths- rsei~pt
uuirsS rh.s saiPrsr would ray the
stamp aud suit was hruti g-h- 20 sub
lr~t the ~Nprv>s s"mpaas To- ti.s pen
atty 81 So prushiesl in the v.ar rvv-
~uu.' act. MrE4Fhtz G,ssnui. aT-Ap-
u.esst