Rodge v. Kelly

Citations

• 88 Miss. 209
• 40 So. 552

Syllabus

<p>•Constitutional Law. Due process of law. Class legislation. Constitution of United States, Am. XIV. Constitution 1890, sec. 14. Privilege tax. Money lenders.</p> <p>A legislative act, as well a city ordinance, purporting to impose a privilege tax on each person doing a money lending business, securing loans by bill of sale or mortgage on designated kinds of personal property, such tax not being imposed on lenders otherwise securing their loans, is class legislation and void, being violative of:</p> <p>(a) State Constitution 1890, sec. 14, providing that a person shall not be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law; and</p> <p><b) United States Constitution, Amendment XIY, sec. 1, providing that a state shall not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.</p>