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GULF FISHERIES CO. v. MacINERNEY

No. 178.

276 U.S. 124 (1928)

GULF FISHERIES COMPANY v. MacINERNEY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 20, 1928.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Brantley Harris for appellant.

Mr. D.A. Simmons, with whom Mr. Claude Pollard was on the brief, for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE BRANDEIS delivered the opinion of the Court.

The general statutes of Texas provide that no person shall engage in the business of wholesale dealer in fish without procuring a license from the Game, Fish and Oyster Commissioner; that the licensee shall pay a tax of one dollar for each 1,000 pounds of fish handled by him; and that failure to pay the tax shall constitute a misdemeanor for which the person offending may be punished. Texas Penal Code, 1925...

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