MR. JUSTICE SHIRAS, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
That the tax imposed under the provisions of the revenue act of June 13, 1898, is a direct tax, and, therefore, void because not apportioned among the States in proportion to their population; that if not a direct tax, but an impost, excise or duty, it is void, because the tax levied is not uniform throughout the United States; and that it is not within the province of the constitutional...
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