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359 U.S. 550 79 Supreme Court Reporter 947 3 United States Reports Lawyer’s Edition 2d Series KF101.8 U54 1023 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLEv.WILLIAMS, Revenue Commissioner. Number 783. Decided June 1, 1959. Messrs. Robert L. Carter, Frank D. Reeves and Atlantic T. Walden, for petitioners. Eugene Cook, Atty. Gen. of Georgia, or Haw. Hawai‘i KFH45 A2 Hall, Asst. Gen., E. Freeman Leverett, Deputy respondent. PER CURIAM. 1 The motion to substitute Dixon Oxford in the place V. Williams as party respondent is granted. State represents us that no fine against petitioner has been finally determined assessed. Accordingly, petition a writ certiorari denied, leaving free take further proceedings here when judgment below becomes final jurisdiction this may otherwise be appropriately invoked. 2 Motion granted denied. Mr. Justice DOUGLAS filed separate opinion. 4 DOUGLAS. 5 With some doubts & N Dec. Immigration Nationality Decisions bow conclusion not within meaning jurisdictional statute, 28 Code KF62 § 1257, Annotated KF65 U5 1257. It ordered 'produce all its books, records other data bearing on said corporation's income, disbursements expense prepared used by corporation conduct business during taxable years wherever was transacted, whether without state (except such theretofore produced hereunder) * thirty-five days (and) forthwith pay into registry Clerk twenty-five thousand dollars, hereafter assessed apportioned remedially punitively, shall appear just appropriate Court, reserving jurisdiction, after production hereby ordered, reduce amount if should under circumstances then existing.' 6 By terms judgment, Georgia court reverses power fine. One question tendered would turn issue 'cruel unusual punishments' which outlawed Eighth Amendment it made applicable Fourteenth, La. ex rel. Francis versus Resweber, 329 459, 463, 67 374, 376, 91 L.Ed. 422. That subsidiary one contends properly because, said, assignment error included bill exceptions. 7 central case nothing do with seems order produce citation contempt followed each matter few hours. basic holding imposing any comported due process required every government our Bill Rights. Were alone, think final. But since punishment' also reduction eliminate from case, acquiesce denial at stage proceedings.

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