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WIBORG v. UNITED STATES

No. 986.

163 U.S. 632 (1896)

16 S.Ct. 1127

41 L.Ed. 289

WIBORG, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 25, 1896.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. W. Hallett Phillips and Mr. William W. Kerr for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Whitney for defendants in error.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

Title LXVII of the Revised Statutes, headed "Neutrality," embraces eleven sections, from 5281 to 5291, inclusive. Section 5281 prohibits the acceptance of commissions from a foreign power by citizens of the United States within our territory to serve against any sovereign with whom we are at peace. Section 5282 prohibits any person from enlisting in this country as a soldier in the...

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