State v. Joslin’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 2 state decisions

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1. ““The state constitution exempts property of various kinds from taxation, such exemptions being ‘justified * * * upon the theory of peculiar benefits received by the •state from the property exempted.’ Washburn College v. County of Shawnee, 8 Kan. 344 , 349. The enlargement of these exemptions by the Legislature is not expressly forbidden and is upheld where the same condition is met, that is, where the property exempted benefits the public in a way different from other property (Wheeler v. Weightman, 96 Kan. 50 , 60, 61, 149 P. 977 , L. R. A. 1916A, 846), and the legislative power is not ‘used in such a way as to introduce a system of taxation substantially different from that contemplated by the constitution.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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