JONES V. CITY OF PORTLAND, 245 U. S. 217 (1917)
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Jones v. City of Portland, 245 U.S. 217 (1917)
Jones v. City of Portland
No. 77
Argued November 22, 1917
Decided December 10, 1917
245 U.S. 217
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.