City of Cincinnati v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Ohio Supreme Court
City of Cincinnati v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 3 Ohio Law. Abs. 298 (Ohio 1925)
Day, Jones, Kinkade, Matthias, Robinson
City of Cincinnati v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Opinion of the Court
■1. Sections 5483, 5485 and 5486, respectively, lay an occupational tax upon telephone companies, telegraph companies and railroad companies. - ■ .
2. The power granted to municipalities by Section 3, Article XVIII of the Constitution of the state of Ohio, to lay an occupational tax in the exercise of its powers of local self-government does not extend to field’s within such municipality which have already been occupied by the state.
Judgments affirmed.
Reference
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- City of Cincinnati v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. The City of Cincinnati v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. The City of Cincinnati v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
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