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" The only security against the abuse of this power is found in the structure of the government itself. In imposing a tax the legislature acts upon its constituents. This is in general a sufficient security against erroneous and oppressive taxation. "
Reports of Cases in Law and Equity in the Supreme Court of the State of New York - Page 547
by Oliver Lorenzo Barbour, New York (State). Supreme Court - 1852
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Niles' National Register, Volume 16

1819 - 660 pages
...found in the structure of the government itself. In imposing a tax the legislature'actg upon itself and upon its constituents. This is in general a sufficient...taxation. The people of a state, therefore, give to then1 government a right of taxing themselves and their property, and as the exigencies of government...
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Niles' National Register, Volume 16

1819 - 652 pages
...the government may chusc to carry it. The only security against the abuse of tins power, is found in the structure of the government itself. In imposing a tax the legislature acts upon itself and upon its constituents. This is in general a sufficient security against erroneous and oppressive...
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Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme ..., Volume 4; Volume 29

United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1835 - 624 pages
...the government may chose to carry it. The only security against the abuse of this power is found in the structure of the government itself. In imposing...security against erroneous and oppressive taxation." 4 Wheat. 428. It is admitted that land, or other property, granted by the state, becomes liable to...
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The Writings of John Marshall, Late Chief Justice of the United States, Upon ...

John Marshall - Constitutional law - 1839 - 762 pages
...the government may choose to carry it. The only security against the abuse of this power is found in the structure of the government itself. In imposing...people of a state, therefore, give to their government a right of taxing themselves and their property ; and as the exigencies of government cannot be limited,...
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An Argument on the Unconstitutionality of Slavery: Embracing an Abstract of ...

George Washington Frost Mellen - Constitutional history - 1841 - 452 pages
...the government may choose to carry it. The only security against the abuse of this power is found in the structure of the government itself. In imposing...people of a State therefore give to their government a right of taxing themselves and their property; and, as the exigencies of government cannot be limited,...
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of ..., Volume 10

Indiana. Supreme Court, Horace E. Carter, Albert Gallatin Porter, Gordon Tanner, Benjamin Harrison, Michael Crawford Kerr, James Buckley Black, Augustus Newton Martin, Francis Marion Dice, John Worth Kern, John Lewis Griffiths, Sidney Romelee Moon, Charles Frederick Remy - Law reports, digests, etc - 1858 - 666 pages
...of this power is found in the structure of the government itself. In imposing a tax, the government acts upon its constituents. This is in general a sufficient...people of a state, therefore, give to their government a right of taxing themselves and their property; and as the exigencies of the government cannot be...
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Reports of Cases at Law and in Chancery Argued and Determined in ..., Volume 39

Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1868 - 730 pages
...the government may choose to carry it. The only security against the abuse of this power is found in the structure of the government itself. In imposing...people of a State, therefore, give to their government a right of taxing themselves and their property, and, as the exigencies .of government cannot be limited,...
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Constitutional Law: Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States ...

United States. Supreme Court - Banks and banking - 1863 - 76 pages
...the government may choose to carry it. The only security against the abuse of this power is found in the structure of the government itself. In imposing...security against erroneous and oppressive taxation. This is true. But to what source do we trace this right 3 It is obvious that it is an incident of sovereignty,...
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An Introduction to the Constitutional Law of the United States: Especially ...

John Norton Pomeroy - Constitutional law - 1868 - 588 pages
...the government may choose to carry it. The only security against the abuse of this power is found in the structure of the government itself. In imposing...against erroneous and oppressive taxation. The people, therefore, give to their government a right of taxing themselves and their property ; and, as the exigencies...
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A Treatise on the Constitutional Limitations which Rest Upon the Legislative ...

Thomas McIntyre Cooley - Constitutional law - 1868 - 776 pages
...its derivation from Greek, Tcif ,s, ordo, order or arrangement. Jacob, Law Die. ; Bouvier, Law Die. tax, the legislature acts upon its constituents. This...people of a State, therefore, give to their government a right of taxing themselves and their property ; and as the exigencies of the government cannot be...
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