Jones v. City of Portland, 245 U.S. 217 (1917)

Name: Jones v. City of Portland, 245 U.S. 217 (1917) - Syllabus
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Jones v. City of Portland

No. 77

Argued November 22, 1917
Decided December 10, 1917
245 U.S. 217

ERROR TO TEE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT

OF THE STATE OF MAINE

Syllabus

Establishing and maintaining a public yard for the sale of wood, coal, and other fuel, without financial profit, to the inhabitants of a municipality held a public purpose for which taxes may be levied without violating the Fourteenth Amendment.

Revised Statutes of Maine, 1903, c. 4, § 87, sustained.

113 Me. 123 affirmed.

The case is stated in the opinion.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Jones v. City of Portland, 245 U.S. 217 (1917) in 245 U.S. 217 245 U.S. 220. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H9GF9PPBL121VEZ.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Jones v. City of Portland, 245 U.S. 217 (1917), in 245 U.S. 217, page 245 U.S. 220. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H9GF9PPBL121VEZ.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Jones v. City of Portland, 245 U.S. 217 (1917). cited in 1917, 245 U.S. 217, pp.245 U.S. 220. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H9GF9PPBL121VEZ.

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