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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ...the evil is one calling for a remedy, and direct their arguments solely against this particular act. In our discussion we shall confine ourselves to the questions thus suggested, noticing the economic questions only mcidentally. The act is challenged as unconstitutional on four distinct grounds: 7 (1) That it violates section 3, of article 1, of the State constitution, and the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which provide that no person shall be deprived of hfe, liberty, or propert without due process of law; (2) that it violates section 12, of artic e 1, of the State constitution, which rovides that no law shall be assed granting to any citizen, class 0 citizens, or corporations, ot er than municipal, privileges or immumties which, upon the same terms, shall not equally belong to all citizens or corporations; and the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which provides for the equal protection of the laws; (3) that it violates sections 1 and 2, of article 7 of the State constitution, which provide that property shall be taxed according to its. value in money and that all taxation shall be e ual and uniform; and (4) that it violates section 21, of article 1, o the State constitution which rovides that the right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate. ut while we shall discuss the questions suggested under the several divisions as here set out, it is obvious that no very lo ical segregation of the argument can be thu made, as many 0% the reasons advanced for or against the act under one' particular division are equally applicable to one or more of the others. Any different arrangement, ' however, seems to be at the sacri.fice of clearness, and we pass therefore directly to...