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Wisconsin & Michigan Ry. Co. v. Powers, 191 U.S. 379 (1903)
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Wisconsin & Michigan Ry. Co. v. Powers, 191 U.S. 379 (1903)
Wisconsin and Michigan Railway Company v. Powers No. 77 Submitted November 13, 1903 Decided November 30, 1903 191 U.S. 379
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
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A provision in a general tax law that railroads thereafter building and operating a road north of a certain parallel shall be exempted from the tax for ten years unless the gross earnings shall exceed a certain sum is not addressed as a covenant to such railroads, and does not constitute a contract with them, the obligations of which cannot be impaired consistently with the Constitution of the United States.
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Wisconsin & Michigan Ry. Co. v. Powers, 191 U.S. 379 (1903) in 191 U.S. 379 191 U.S. 384. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=E37SCGFNWKEUPWZ.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Wisconsin & Michigan Ry. Co. v. Powers, 191 U.S. 379 (1903), in 191 U.S. 379, page 191 U.S. 384. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=E37SCGFNWKEUPWZ.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Wisconsin & Michigan Ry. Co. v. Powers, 191 U.S. 379 (1903). cited in 1903, 191 U.S. 379, pp.191 U.S. 384. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=E37SCGFNWKEUPWZ.
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