Stewart v. Potts

Citations

• 49 Miss. 749

Syllabus

<p>1. Habeas Corpus — Tax ok Privíleses — Lawyers The act of the Legislature, approved April 6,1874, amendatory to § 1747, of the Code of 1871, is constitutional, as also § 1750, of the Code. The constitutionality of the tax imposed is well settled. This right has been directly excrcisdd by the Federal government, and its equivalent has been practiced by this State ever since its organization. The same may he said of every other State in the union. If the tax is inexpedient or excessive, the remedy is at the ballot box.</p>