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American Mfg. Co. v. St. Louis, 250 U.S. 459 (1919)
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American Mfg. Co. v. St. Louis, 250 U.S. 459 (1919)
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American Manufacturing Company v. St. Louis No. 365 Argued April 30, 1919 Decided June 9, 1919 250 U.S. 459
`ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI
Syllabus
The question whether a state law or tax deprives a party of constitutional rights depends upon its practical operation and effect. P. 462.
An ordinance conditioning the right to manufacture goods within a city upon the payment of a license tax computed upon the amount of the sales of the goods so manufactured held a tax upon the business of manufacture within the city, and not a tax upon the sales. P. 463.
Such a tax, when computed upon the sales of goods manufactured in the city under the license but removed and afterwards sold beyond the state does not impose a direct burden on interstate commerce or, when the manufacturer is a sister-state corporation, deprive it of property without due process. P. 464.
198 S.W. 1183 affirmed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," American Mfg. Co. v. St. Louis, 250 U.S. 459 (1919) in 250 U.S. 459 250 U.S. 460. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=R7SWERRHTEAKV3M.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." American Mfg. Co. v. St. Louis, 250 U.S. 459 (1919), in 250 U.S. 459, page 250 U.S. 460. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=R7SWERRHTEAKV3M.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in American Mfg. Co. v. St. Louis, 250 U.S. 459 (1919). cited in 1919, 250 U.S. 459, pp.250 U.S. 460. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=R7SWERRHTEAKV3M.
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