Deseret Evening News | 1910-02-23 | Page 12 | U. S. Supreme Court Hands down Decisions

I U S SUPREME COURT HANDS DOWN DECISIONS Washington Feb more than 60 50 the tho supreme court today many state laws were unconstitutional unconstitutional upheld more state laws nod and gave the federal statutes final Interpretation interpretation tation The Tho state ot of Minnesota wo won a complete victory over the tho Great North Northern ern em Railroad company an and over the Chicago Great Western vestern both bothOf Of which had hod resisted the states at attempt attempt tempt to le levy a I 1 per cent gross earn earnIngs Ings tax The he state of South Carolina likewise won a victory over railroads when the tho court adopted the tho view of the supreme court ot of South Carolina that the lit law V railroads to pay a penalty of 50 for or to adjust within 50 00 days claims for losses applied only to Inter Interstate state stute traffic The Tho state 0 of Kansas came out vie vic In Its fight with the tho Missouri MIsouri for the installatIon of separate J trains on a branch road fr frons In lson Kan ICan to tho line It was In this caso caJe that tIle the court announced the doctrine that even evenI I hr this passenger train were at a loss los the railroad was under a duty uty a perform suds such service as Ion long as It ye re retained Seined Its charter The state o of Alabama had It its statute levying un an annual franchise tax on for foreign eign corporations declared belaTed unconstitutional Halron s brought the case to the supreme court The state of Georgia lost In most or of orIts Its contentions In the attempt ule de charter exemptions to lov levy prop property ert erty and franchise taxes