 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1904 - 444 pages
...import, and has become subject to the taxing power of the state ; but while remaining the properly of the importer, in his warehouse, in the original...imports, to escape the prohibition in the constitution. The counsel for the plaintiffs in error contend, that the importer purchases, by payment of the duty... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1827 - 682 pages
...power of the State ; but while Brown remaining the property of the importer, in his warehouse. State of in the original form or package in which it was imported, a Maryland, tax upon it is too plainly a duty on imports to escape the prohibition in the constitution.... | |
 | Nathan Dane - Law - 1829 - 956 pages
...shall be permitted to sell a bale or package, so imported' ? As to articles imported ' while remaining the property of the importer, in his warehouse, in...was imported, a tax upon it is too plainly a duty on import to escape the prohibition in the constitution.' ' There is no difference in effect between a... | |
 | John Marshall - Constitutional law - 1839 - 762 pages
...character as an import, and has become subject to the taxing power of the state ; but while remaining the property of the importer, in his warehouse, in...imports to escape the prohibition in the constitution. The counsel for the plaintiffs in error contend that the importer purchases, by payment of the duty... | |
 | New York (N.Y.). Croton Aqueduct Board - New York (City) water supply - 1842 - 40 pages
...and void. — " While the thing imported," says Chief Justice Marshall in pronouncing the decision, " remains the property of the importer in his warehouse,...was imported, a tax upon it is too plainly a duty upon imports to escape the prohibition in the constitution." The effect then of this prohibition would... | |
 | Child rearing - 1845 - 436 pages
...to the taxing power of the state ; but while it continues the property of the importer, and remains in his warehouse in the original form or package in...upon it is too plainly a duty on imports to escape this prohibition of the Constitution. The general power of taxation is retained by the states, without... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1847 - 670 pages
...Chief Justice Marshall says, the article is exempt from the taxing power of a State " while remaining the property of the importer, in his warehouse, in...original form or package in which it was imported." " This state of things," he adds, " is changed if he [the importer] sells them, or otherwise mixes... | |
 | 1827 - 454 pages
...import, and has become subject to the taxing power of the state; but while irmnining the property of tho importer, in his warehouse, in the original form or package in which it v, ;,.- imported, a tax upon it is too plainly a duty on imports to escape the prohibition in the constitution.... | |
 | Furman Sheppard - Constitutional law - 1855 - 338 pages
...distinctive character as imports, and are subject to be taxed by a State. While, however, they reremain the property of the importer, in his warehouse, in the original form or packages in which they were imported, a tax upon them is a duty on imports, and, as such, is prohibited... | |
 | Furman Sheppard - 1855 - 340 pages
...distinctive character as imports, and are subject to be taxed by a State. While, however, they reremain the property of the importer, in his warehouse, in the original form or packages in which they were imported, a tax upon them is a duty on imports, and, as such, is prohibited... | |
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... when the importer has so acted upon the thing imported, that it has become incorporated and mixed up with the mass of property in the country, it has, perhaps, lost its distinctive character as an import, and has become subject to the taxing power... 
