The Income Tax. Supreme Court of Illinois, January term, A.D. 1868. Wm. M. Springer, plaintiff in error, vs. John E. Rosette, et al., deft's in error. Argument for plaintiff, by McClernand, Broadwell & Springer.
Springfield: Daily State Register Job Print, 1868. 25 pp. 8vo. Stitched paper wrappers. First edition. Presentation copy. Inscribed on front wrapper "Compl. of plaintiff." President Lincoln signed into law a temporary income tax to help finance the Civil War. William Springer, an Illinois lawyer, refused to pay on earnings from..... More