Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
imposts — im·post || ɪmpəʊst n. tax; weight carried by a horse in a race; column supporting an arch (Architecture) … English contemporary dictionary
imposts — Taxes, duties, or impositions levied for divers reasons. Crew Levick Co. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 245 U.S. 292, 38 S.Ct. 126, 62 L.Ed. 295. Generic term for taxes. See customs duties duty excise tax … Black's law dictionary
imposts — Taxes, duties, or impositions levied for divers reasons. Crew Levick Co. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 245 U.S. 292, 38 S.Ct. 126, 62 L.Ed. 295. Generic term for taxes. See customs duties duty excise tax … Black's law dictionary
duties, imposts and excises — Words which are often used comprehensively and cover customs and excise duties imposed on importation, consumption, manufacture, and sale of certain commodities, privileges, particular business transactions, vocations, occupations, and the like,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
duties and imposts — As used in Clause 1, Section 8, Article I of the United States Constitution, a particular kind of tax commonly applied to levies on imports, but probably comprehending every species of tax or contribution not included under the ordinary terms… … Ballentine's law dictionary
alien's duty — Imposts imposed on alien merchants in England … Ballentine's law dictionary
Passenger Cases — George Smith v. William Turner; James Norris v. Boston Supreme Court of the United States Full case name George Smith, Pla … Wikipedia
Article One of the United States Constitution — United States of America This article is part of the series: United States Constitution Original text of the Constitution Preamble Articles of the Constitution I … Wikipedia
Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution — The Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI) of the United States Constitution was ratified on February 3, 1913. This Amendment overruled Pollock v. Farmers Loan Trust Co. (1895), which greatly limited the Congress s authority to levy an income tax.… … Wikipedia
Confederate States Constitution — The Constitution of the Confederate States of America was the supreme law of the Confederate States of America, as adopted on March 11, 1861 and in effect through the conclusion of the American Civil War. The Confederacy also operated under a… … Wikipedia
