Sperry & Hutchinson Co. v. Harbison Sheriff
Citations
- 123 Miss. 674
- 86 So. 455
Syllabus
<p>1. Licenses. Privilege tax relating to- trading stamps not increased by doing business in several counties.</p> <p>Under chapter 109, Laws of Mississippi of 1912, imposing a privilege tax on each person, firm, or corporation selling or redeeming trading stamps, only one state tax is imposed upon a corporation engaged in the business in several counties.</p> <p>2. Statutes. Tax laws not construed as imposing burdens on doyfitful interpretation.</p> <p>Laws imposing taxes are not to be construed as imposing burdens upon doubtful interpretation.</p>
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