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HAMILTON NAT. BANK v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 9192.

156 F.2d 843 (1946)

HAMILTON NAT. BANK v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided June 28, 1946.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Roger J. Whiteford, of Washington, D. C. with whom Mr. Philip S. Peyser, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Harry L. Walker, Assistant Corporation Counsel, District of Columbia, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Vernon E. West, Corporation Counsel, District of Columbia, and Mr. Chester H. Gray, Principal Assistant Corporation Counsel, District of Columbia, both of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for respondent.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice and EDGERTON and PRETTYMAN, Associate Justices.

PRETTYMAN, Associate Justice.

Petitioner is a national bank doing business in the District of Columbia. There are in the District other national banks and also banks incorporated under various state laws. Some of these banks, both national and state, have savings departments and pay interest to savings depositors. These same banks do a general commercial banking business.

Two pertinent statutes impose taxes on banks in the district of Columbia. One provides...

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