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Constitutional Law - Validity Of A Compensating Use Tax - Commerce Clause, William J. Isaacson
Constitutional Law - Validity Of A Compensating Use Tax - Commerce Clause, William J. Isaacson
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiffs, appellees in this court, while engaged in the construction of a federal dam, brought into the state machinery purchased at retail in other states. The Washington Tax Commission demanded payment of a use tax on the machinery so purchased as required by the 1935 tax statutes. The plaintiffs refused to comply with the commission's order and received an in junction in the federal district court. The Washington legislature, under the heading "Compensating Tax," levied a two per cent excise on the use of all personal property purchased at retail after the effective date, the tax to be measured by …