, 1869-02-02
STAMPS ARD nAViGATl0N.
Case hto.tlng The Stamptug Of ye;xt
Chaitsrs and lhs Da,y VI Lessess In
Navigation, when Haf-
bir Is Closed ~
Dangerous.

TtreAr o. H"x'un IA. Wilcox Y. tfSl aillettc and
ctbc1s. II toa.iuc sotle gur- iute rclntsE tu thu
bintfuH t1rct Vi NJ agreement for tho Csc OF a
<ekscl rEvarauEs the lakes. ~aa ccc.0ed by
JndEe Wtlltsms In Tho Circuit Court
OF thia etnn'y Sr''rsi.r. III. hill In
tho cAc ras nlel b7 Wilcox ~
Part oN1cf ol tic xchonn. u H. On ,ac 9th day
OF Japusry. 1851. ~l'c,1 c1tcu I'd to tho defend.
arts, Gillette and k,ur, tue nrapttaass or onc-
half Of h,. vcsrcl. m aSscrms II. lor tho slunlng
of tho rfntcl for the ethsta OF 1854. This acrcc.
ment Throughout The c,urc w4A ir:a,, d ~ CHAR
ltr party, which It was not, hoTcyet In the tech.
nical Sense
non tic r..t OF the complainant, II Was proposed.
dlri. thxt tlts Agreement eas invalid. because OF
its Iot bcirg properly sta Jed, or because. II II
had hcen stamped, the starap ~hs no. cancelted+
and that by virtue Of tina inr ad,ty Of the agree
ntnt, ne waa entitled to re:cEet big proportion
OF tho caIci1Ee Of the u gael u2na the quI3tdH.
styu. tkthet than BY the price n1ca In the 1srcc.
Eent.
1t appeared that the parties being together
1nndc AID stGLed the Agreement when CON-
piainant told his btotht I, Tceod who was also
pretcpt. tina: lie should procure stamp, The
agreement, which wha not c1Lcutcd In duplicate,
xAs 10 be left with This hrnthert who WAS told to
procure proper stamp aed anix It, which be did,
The sti!np fenai1t1 & upon the instrument from
JAnuay, 1854, until conc time n May following,
when II wunla appear th8. 1t Eas cut od, IN the
meanwhile demand haz'sg breo made on de-.
valur- Tnta refusal IN taeu part WAS taid to be
The rsasou fos remns1ug The stamp; which had
nsve1 been :snss,lsd. Under this - of tne
proposition q 1nvsl1oity The cour. tuou n, this
an nng,ze.ous clam. TIE par1ieA clearly executed
stamp xas prostded fo, ara done. It did not aa-
p<sY that the:e wsf any Agreement a. to division
e of III ~.
that wns Il matter Of doobt- Inca supposfus tho
.greemenr once to have neen executed the stamp
Being reiasa 10 pay On: hat sne COS. M of e5e tic
stamp. wa- the instrument lnEalidf The Govt
thought other 1tse. ucoouo :tcdly. under tbs
lsw. the stamp thonld hAve been can
celled, bat the sections prescr,nlnc tnc aiIlt.ug
OF the stamp and tho cauccIauon OF
II. are separate, and fa'r CONSTRUCTION doe! not
tcen to iEyslidate tie .nstruul:Lt because OF the
neglect Of csEcctltnC, but oC!y proytdes pepslt7
as a3sinst The 211E ll4o-e Ior to- ON a,tu3. The
d. M of The lsw ls tast H. sn1sos Of the stsnp
Wien thc tt.mp 1e pu1ch4scl and affixed, this
oh)-et ~ ans'ned 70 ont !. at7aadates Tue In
that iu tarste1 use mar te p:evcpttd. and 10
omfaeton Of tals datg rrqaHc1 oy aW inc1Fs q
ptnAl'y.
IN The mouth Of tue COMP airan. to Complain
OF this 1nstrumea. Il va. in fact his
sony'sne; com. 10 ,.o. eefenlarts or h!s asr.c.
>>uss q biz half Of The vetsc,. il was peculiarly
his Instrument. aud :hcrt c,Ild b. iitife dou5.
bat that II -. Ills duly to afs ihc stamp: II II
VIA not however, be- II tdc pr 3vteiun fur IL t. be
oofc Md Ec did tot maxi any tor' III 70 hat the
e1Retec o. the Eiann Has to oe snared.
II. 1ntM Ncr: othct tactt ,enainz 70 lead 10 The
tAme eotein'rD IN equity, lhe agreement vas
allowed 70 10 On for mopihs: lht 4al,ui17 Of Inc
,n,,fumsIt - y a, mt .isarkrd. Aod ,attmation
tatte'act1ou WITH II Or liza tcrrs. The Con1,
thought At the patty tnoa'd II sucn c.,o be
cs,opped. If hc eia'med h. arrr turni to uo In.
VAI4t. Hftlfh hAYG nt}:IGri his
tFhit TO. cone; hu. oa43 Gr,nhtt, NJ i'd 10,
Tic payment Of . fua1t fua oI rnnu"y. md aflcj
ttFue4 tito n11ttcr ran On f1f agSefa; nto ,h4 taf
trfrndanir I err not bLiDE 'Lfusmcd Of the ID ne
qnsnt act NJ rcmnslng Iht r:atnp, u the elaiu
ret tip aFA1nft thc in,tranrnt,
UseeoDnY. IT vhs elsln,en tha. thn aErrrmtn
MA lhxa1 d fut fhn rrA4Uu that tic trteel Nae y
TN rnocf tho agreement 20 Muftrr0n, ant tn
drtcndan!a having fu!, es,n. nj NJ hrr, ran ter t.
B,ltk Lake inst1aa. II i,irr tHd that ih:a Va
such an cnttlo depirtute tr3r f1s trrns of III
contract ~ 70 make tue contract I soiutrly vIll
orrr fr"m .eaen itr 4 te ee s I" +tScu rn9e fce
zen Inc her 81 wa'rs ~ht n rhe ws~ Iudrn II ais
sp5,e.fs thtt the hasi',r "f Mussc9on hsd, IA n
ehlhE ~ 1~'t. t4F which HlHfn II very cal
~ veesalt u get Ia, and ots witnvR* ssofo tas
.; 1t a'ns. vc.ss! snod noi aot a..r the nar .ha
wltnfss. = conpeteui Harry, awu,e positively ill.,
aysrs! daw'ng mor tran atrrn feel could 10
ee1 ~ oos M o. fhst rt'nor 'ha' snnnr.
9n1 verse; HIti ran 10 MusKekni1. and fnnt vii
contiasSsh'r ne'aT. fnr psrt 1T which defyed su
Men fetr1;ns'hls end par, N NhIeh wat owing
tuo ~t1uto''a VI INV IAlbns. INth lilo TtBAe1 NJ
fuh k"Ite :" Dt.rk Lake hnt unet t., tfrt
!iasfn. ani meau'c sIs w.a ~ tuM. lurit,lnta
tbs contract was ela.mvA. lhv unuri ,hun q
that hextnS ~ f'rE tbe enndt'ion ot ths Mu
ktg0n hkfttf, tlLlr conduct was nut ta4ti1ed. ey,
although i}lacE Lake ~aa not 20 dR,st&hta 1 p1
Al which u 1oad. aomethtus tnuss be done "
tbe vesset; II wouid ha:o Been vtta. mi.rundu
IN ths p.rt af the lstrhAAh,, hare s.uwea i
veeftl In He Idle. ano II sher c,,ulu aoi lake
In Muskrf on. Il was hus1i tier :Rht and dusy
run hsY 10 eomo oti,cr put9. tl.s sue might
ThiYftiy, there was claim made tta, tue =
eti did MI t7ste 20 ntnv ',ps ,ls, a. slc .hoa
fh,rtr.1Te .tttps aud thas ihs pdih>t nlus did
rxteed lhtris.,wo; The esnsss , i.f sumo d.
ale soypd nrs II tsx dfIs unssas2n4!''J: bct.t
aeug9 roh1d e1fewbe!s az ,no ,sms arI,s, Y =
Laid 10 pa Iii. ,lenlurttgp. The c9urs. tasfate
eeesesd shiA - hu tasd eot r. nY dtts u - -
finy, making Ina tatu NJ 9s{D. one.bhf os NJ
toissKA u, dpssnHhntA 10 IA's ,,. 49,.
The last claim was fof saHA low hlIls phta
ths Fs&&s., At6.satttaea to 10 tAvshis at aAte'
eau. ~ eeta4 al axpscsa .aeurrod ~ tesson
tne,f n*s *sllget.6a. Tals ppln' Of Ihs casa deus
od bp9n Lao time Of tie UilxlA " taa ptss