Word: exemption
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Defeated after two days of debate a resolution for a Constitutional Amendment to prohibit the issuing of tax-exempt securities...
...proposed Amendment to the Constitution to prevent the issuance of tax-exempt securities was defeated in the House...
...Exempt Amendment. There came before the House a resolution for a Constitutional Amendment to prohibit in future the issuance of any securities by States or municipalities which should be free from Federal taxation. Such a resolution requires a two-thirds vote in both Houses and ratification by 36 States before it can become a part of the Constitution. The vote was 247 in favor, 133 opposed -seven less than needed for passage. The vote by parties...
...cases not foreseen by the Penal Code, if publications or revelations are made by newspapers or others which constitute an infringement of personal honor, the duel which follows on invitation of the offended party is exempt from judicial pursuit...
...fact that property occupied by educational institutions is tax-exempt, has in the past furnished a very natural incentive to the city to oppose expansion by Harvard. No less than 40 percent of Cambridge property is said to be nontaxable, due to the law. The proposed legislation would remedy the situation by providing that any city which contains educational, charitable, or similar organizations, shall be recompensed by counties and state for its loss of income...