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BINNS v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 196, 266.

194 U.S. 486 (1904)

BINNS v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 31, 1904.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. J.C. Campbell and Mr. W.H. Melson for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Purdy for the United States.

MR. JUSTICE BREWER, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.

The contention of plaintiff in error is that the license tax is an excise, that it is laid and collected "to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States," because by section 463 it is provided that "all moneys received for licenses . . . under this act shall . . . be covered into the...

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