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LOUISVILLE V. THIRD NATIONAL BANK, 174 U. S. 435 (1899)
174 U. S. 435U.S. Supreme Court
Louisville v. Third National Bank, 174 U.S. 435 (1899)
Louisville v. Third National Bank
No. 884
Argued February 28, March 2, 1899
Decided May 15, 1899
174 U.S. 435
Syllabus
Third National Bank of Louisville v. Stone, Auditor, ante, 174 U. S. 432, followed in holding that taxes like those here in question are illegal because levied upon the, property and franchise of the bank, and not upon the shares of stock in the names of the shareholders.
The case is stated in the opinion of the Court.