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· 3/30/1891

Talbott v. Silver Bow County

Citations

  • 139 U.S. 438
  • 11 S. Ct. 594
  • 35 L. Ed. 210
  • 1891 U.S. LEXIS 2395

Syllabus

<p>The territories possess the same power of taxing national banks which States enjoy.</p> <p>Section 1003 of chapter 53 of the fifth division of the Revised Statutes of Montana Territory, as amended by the Act of February 22, 1881, Laws of 1881, p. 67, is not in conflict with Rev. Stat. § 5219.</p> <p>Under the general Territorial system, as expressed in the various organic acts, the power of taxatipn is absolute, save as restricted b^ the Constitution or congressional enactments.</p>

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  • “[T]he character of the system implies[] an intent to create a national banking system co-extensive with the territorial limits of the United States, and with uniform operation within those limits . . . .”

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Judges: Brewer

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