Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the constitutional complaint was filed within the deadline under Art. 178 No. 3 OG given the service date of the contested tax decision.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The complaint was untimely because the decision was deemed served before 1905-02-26, most likely on 1905-02-21, and the appellant did not prove a later service date.
Extrahierte Begründung
For the deadline, the relevant date is when the letter was delivered to the addressee's home or business premises, not when it was opened or actually read. The official note on the decision was credible, and Linder's letter of 1905-02-27 confirmed earlier delivery. The appellants had to prove later service but failed to do so.