Mr. Justice BRADLEY delivered the opinion of the court.
It is unnecessary at this time to discuss the question of power on the part of a State legislature to make a contract exempting certain property from taxation. Such a power has been frequently asserted and sustained by the decisions of this court.
The question in this case is, whether any contract was made at all; and, if there was, whether it was a contract determinable...
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