Holding
Chief Justice Taft's Court declared the tax on child labor was unconstitutional because it was a penalty, not a tax, on employment of children. In addition, the Child Labor Tax Law is a regulation on businesses instead of a tax.
Read more about this topic: Bailey V. Drexel Furniture Co.
Famous quotes containing the word holding:
“I have often repented speaking, but never of holding my tongue.”
—Xenocrates (396–315 B.C.)
“It’s frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself doing it. In England, one feels all the social restraints holding one back. But here, anything can happen.”
—W.H. (Wystan Hugh)
“The child hand raised to reach the holding hand. Hold the old holding hand. Hold and be held.”
—Samuel Beckett (1906–1989)