WHEELER, J.
The sole issue presented here is whether a private contractor is liable to the town of Newington for a yield tax on timber cut by it during clearing operations on lands owned by the United States.
The defendant contends that under RSA ch. 123, the standing timber was not subject to the general property tax at the time of cutting and consequently there can be no valid assessment of a yield tax as a substitute for a general property tax which could...
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