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DUNBAR-STANLEY STUDIOS v. ALABAMA

No. 376.

393 U.S. 537 (1969)

89 S.Ct. 757

21 L.Ed.2d 759

DUNBAR-STANLEY STUDIOS, INC. v. ALABAMA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 25, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Edward Thornton argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Glen B. Hardymon.

William H. Burton, Assistant Attorney General of Alabama, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were MacDonald Gallion, Attorney General, and Willard W. Livingston, Assistant Attorney General.

MR. JUSTICE FORTAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Alabama levies a tax upon photograph galleries and persons engaged in photography. If the business is conducted "at a fixed location," the tax in the large cities1 is $25 a year for each such location. For each "transient or traveling photographer," the tax is $5 per week for each county, town, or city in which he plies his trade.

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