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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01618 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1794 |
| Title | An Act laying duties upon carriages for the conveyance of persons |
| Date | 5 June 1794 |
| Author | Randolph, Edmund (1753-1813) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Signed in his hand by Randolph as Secretary of State. Signed with printed signatures of Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ralph Izard, President of the Senate, and approved by George Washington as President. Printed act establishes a yearly tax on all carriages used for the conveyance of persons. Decided at a session of the Third Congress in Philadelphia 2 December 1793 and approved on 5 June 1794. |
| Subjects | Law Supreme Court Congress Taxes or Taxation Finance Economics Transportation |
| People | Randolph, Edmund (1753-1813) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency; Banking & Economics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | This act led to the first challenge of a federal law in the Supreme Court. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |