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72 U.S. 462 (1867)

5 Wall. 462

18 L.Ed. 497

UNITED STATES, v. VASSAR. UNITED STATES, v. SCHUREMAN. UNITED STATES, v. GREEN. UNITED STATES, v. BEATTY. UNITED STATES, v. SHELLY. UNITED STATES, v. BOWEN. UNITED STATES, v. SWAIN. UNITED STATES, v. CRAFT. UNITED STATES, v. CRAFT.

Supreme Court of United States.

January 28, 1867.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The different cases were argued here for the different defendants by different counsel, Mr. W.M. Evarts representing the defendants in the New York cases, Mr. Senott the defendant in the case from Massachusetts, and Mr. Woodbury (by brief), one of the defendants in the cases, each like the other, from New Jersey.

Mr. Speed, A.G. (at the last term), Mr. Stanbery, A.G. (at this), with the former of whom was Mr. Reed, A.G. of Massachusetts, contra.

The CHIEF JUSTICE, having stated the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

In the argument of all the cases here before the court, it was strenuously maintained by counsel for the defendants that the imposition of penalties for carrying on any business prohibited by State laws, without payment for the license or special tax required by Congress, is contrary to public policy; and illustrations of this supposed contrariety...

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