Dimensions of Law in the Service of Order
Author | : Robert Stanley |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195058482 |
ISBN-13 | : 0195058488 |
Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Download or read book Dimensions of Law in the Service of Order written by Robert Stanley and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study charts how a permanent income tax was enacted into law in the USA. Although a 3per cent tax on incomes in excess of 800 was enacted in 1861, it was declared unconstitutional in 1881 and remained so for 32 years. The author traces the political and legal history of the tax over half a century.