Key legal question
Whether Art. 46 B.G. applies to public-law claims so that tax debts may be pursued in the canton despite the debtor's out-of-canton domicile.
Extracted holding
Under federal practice, Art. 46 B.G. does not apply to public-law claims in the sense that the debtor may be pursued in the canton itself; however, this only means that cantons may create a special forum or leave the general rule in place.
Extracted reasoning
The exception from Art. 46 merely permits cantons to establish a special debt-collection forum for public-law claims. It does not oblige them under federal law to recognize or create such an internal forum, nor to depart from the ordinary forum rule.