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1 Statement of Purpose. The general court finds that the timber tax is in violation of the supremacy of the United States Constitution, Article I, section 8, which provides "all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States" and Article VI, which provides "this Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof...shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding." Accordingly, the general court seeks to repeal the state timber tax in RSA 79.
2 Repeal. RSA 79, relative to the timber tax, is repealed.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 Statement of Purpose. The general court finds that the timber tax is in violation of the supremacy of the United States Constitution, Article I, section 8, which provides "all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States" and Article VI, which provides "this Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof...shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding." Accordingly, the general court seeks to repeal the state timber tax in RSA 79.
2 Repeal. RSA 79, relative to the timber tax, is repealed.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.