The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey proceeded to apportion among its stockholders the stock which it held in thirty-seven other companies — refineries, pipe lines, producing companies, marketing companies, and the like.

新泽西标准石油公司开始在其股东之间分配其持有的其他 37 家公司的股票——炼油厂、管道、生产公司、销售公司等。

Following the precedent set by Congress under the Articles of Confederation, the Southern Congress resorted to a direct property tax apportioned among the states, only to meet the failure that might have been foretold.

遵循国会根据《邦联条例》设立的先例，南方国会诉诸于各州之间直接分配的财产税， 结果却遭遇了可能已经预见到的失败。