The state of Maryland imposed a taxon the bank of $15,000/year, which James McCullough refused to pay.McCullough's attorneys argued that a national bank was necessary and proper for a Congress to establish in order to carry out its powers.
what, no your crazy!
okay I guess me will
The Supreme Court considered whether the Congress had the power to create a national bank and whether the state of Maryland had interfered with congressional powers by taxing the national bank.
we will see what the supreme court says about this
hmm interesting
Thomas Jefferson opposed the notion, on the grounds that the Constitution did not specifically give Congress such a power, and that under a limited government, Congress had no powers other than those explicitly given to it.
oh really?
pay the taxes
McCullough refused to pay the state tax imposed by Maryland; he believed that federal banks were not subject to state taxation. so he is the one defending the law in this case
No, theirs no point in paying these taxes
who's going to pay now
McCullough appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which reviewed the case in 1819. In a unanimous opinion written by Chief Justice Marshall, the Court ruled that the Bank of the United States was constitutional and that the Maryland tax was unconstitutional.