An lnland imposition, paid sometimes upon the consumption of the com-modlty, and frequently upon the retail sale. 1 Bl. Comm. 318; Story, Const. § 950; Scholey v. Rew, 23 wall. 346, 23 L. Ed. 99; Patton v. Brady, 184 U. S. 608, 22 Sup. CL 493, 46 L. Ed. 713; Portland Bank v. Apthorp, 12 Mass. 256; Unlon Bank v. Hlll, 3 Cold. (Tenn.) 328
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
