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" The only security against the abuse of this power is found in the structure of the government itself. In imposing a tax the legislature acts upon its constituents. This is in general a sufficient security against erroneous and oppressive taxation. "
Reports of Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of California - Page 353
by California. Supreme Court - 1906
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The Constitutional Law of the United States, Volume 1

Westel Woodbury Willoughby - Constitutional law - 1910 - 1170 pages
...to which it is applicable to the utmost extent to which the government may choose to carry it. The only security against the abuse of this .power is...structure of the government itself. In imposing a tax, the legislature acts upon its constituents. This is, in general, a sufficient security against erroneous...
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The Bar: West Virginia, Volume 17

Law - 1910 - 548 pages
...to destroy, and that in the language of Chief Justice Marshall "the only security against the abust of this power is found in the structure of the government itself.'" Whatever the speculative views of political economists or revenue reformers may be. can it properly...
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Pacific States Reports: Extra Annotated, Book 37

Law reports, digests, etc - 1911 - 1998 pages
...to which it is applicable, to the utmost extent to which the government may choose to carry it. The only security against the abuse of this power is found...a tax the government acts upon its constituents." Again : "Assuming this to be sound doctrine, it must be conceded that the power of taxation, or of...
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United States Supreme Court Reports, Volume 12

United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1911 - 1242 pages
...to which it is applicable, to the utmost extent to which the government may choose to carry it. The only security against the abuse of this power is found...structure of the government itself. In imposing a tax, the Legislature acts upon its constituents. This is in general a sufficient security against erroneous...
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Principles of the Constitutional Law of the United States

Westel Woodbury Willoughby - Constitutional law - 1912 - 678 pages
...to which it is applicable to the utmost extent to which the government may choose to carry it. The only security against the abuse of this power is found...structure of the government itself. In imposing a tax, the legislature acts upon its constituents. This is, in general, a sufficient security against erroneous...
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Pacific States Reports: Extra Annotated, Book 14

Law reports, digests, etc - 1906 - 2184 pages
...authority adds (p. 428): Opinion of the Court — Wallace, J. " The (July security against the abuse of the power is found in the structure of the Government itself. In imposing a tax, the Legislature acts upon its constituents. This is in general a sufficient security against erroneous...
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The Ohio Nisi Prius Reports, Volume 13

Ohio. Courts - Law reports, digests, etc - 1913 - 728 pages
...to which it is applicable, to the utmost extent to which the government may choose to carry it. The only security against the abuse of this power is found...structure of the government itself. In imposing a tax the Legislature acts upon its constituents. This is in general a sufficient security against erroneous...
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Illustrative Cases on Constitutional Law

James Parker Hall - Constitutional law - 1914 - 528 pages
...to which it is applicable, to the utmost extent to which the government may choose to carry it. The only security against the abuse of this power, is...structure of the government itself. In imposing a tax the legislature acts upon its constituents. This is in general a sufficient security against erroneous...
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Selected Cases in Constitutional Law

Harold Edgar Barnes - Constitutional law - 1915 - 376 pages
...power to destroy, and that, in the language of Chief Justice Marshall, in McCulloch v. Maryland, "the only security against the abuse of this power is found...structure of the government itself. In imposing a tax, the legislature acts upon its constituents. This is, in general, a sufficient security against erroneous...
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United States Congressional Serial Set

Debts, Public - 1916 - 768 pages
...to which it Is applicable to the utmost extent to which the Government may choose to carry it. The only security against the abu.se of this power Is...structure of the government itself. In imposing a tax the legislature acts upon its constituents. This is, in general, a sufficient security against erroneous...
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