Hyland v. Sharp

Citations

• 88 Miss. 567
• 41 So. 264

Syllabus

<p>Constitutional Law. Due process of taw. Constitution United States, XIV amendment. Constitution 1890, seos. 14 and 24. Privilege tax. Law 1904, ch. 76, p. 58. Class legislation.</p> <p>Laws 1904, ch. 76, p. 58, sec. 57, imposing a privilege tax on persons doing a money-lending business, securing their loans by liens on designated hinds of personal property, is unconstitutional; it is a deprivation of property without due process of law contrary to the XIV amendment to the 'United States Constitution and constitution 1890, sees. 14 and 24. Bodge v. Kelly, ante, 209.</p>