, 1869-12-09
lNFLAuMABLE PETROLEUM.
OILS.
Decision OF The l'nslch StRtcS SM-
prcs,.c court zeclnsiro to Selling Pc-
sr0lcum Gt1A s;ndcr Ito Degrees
Fare Tc&f-Thc Law Held 10 be
k,OnhfiiuItQnn1s

CONSTITUTIONAL.
From The Us,Fait Tribune
Over year ago number OK dealers In illuMIu-
atilg petroleum OTIS we:c atrts,ed On the chaIge
OF selIInE oils irnaMuint'ls at less temperature
md d1e tcbt than 11u degEee+ Fal1enheI in VIOLA
lloD OF the oct VI March 9, ls6s. Some OF these
dealers carried lhGlr cases 70 tho United sta1es
Circuit Co1r', and from thence they went TO the
supreme ceutt, t1o,u . h,ca dec s'oa was resent
II Ienlere,l malLla!hng The conhututiOHuLty Of
the tan. The ccc.s.on Is as follows:
The LHiitd .stGfts - Henry G, hftsiH-Ths
cause is brought bere na Sst'!t1eaie q dislsoo
EaL,e1n district sf Michigan. The defendant
was indicted tn tie D.stticl Court, uctlcr SectIon
1t ing se' q M.ss for III ssns =. De
qt,anuty Of oil, made from petroleum.
ior ,llusn'pa.ilg r-rpstes, i1i.snnahIe
FAhrt tpbci', CnuttarJ to tnc statutc TlIs thdlct
ment hn.trg leen tenitted N Inc ctscuEt Court,
the defendant tcsourrrh, and MI xats. on argu.
mtnt, the Judges we're divided In optniuu A. - tnc
c0ns:Itutitnhl'y OF I1e ttctloa OF The net uu1cr
which the Indictment was found, hud lie follow.
tCE qrthti0EB Eesc certified up:
| l. Whether the facts charged IN tho Indictment
| constitute any onenee under nny valid aad con.tt-
| su.ional Law Of the United SLnes.
Of The UnIied States
the statute Is 70 le presumed until i.s 1,olailon
atie deutt. CorH1esa nay estahlish police
States, eounuinR their operation, howover,
| 10 subjects ovrI which II has control under
\ The coukl!tn&iop. II Is c0nteoded that fn-
| stances Of the e1e1CLse OF tbls power over ccr-
tain lEs ruMculs ut agctCtcs bf commerce Tot Lnc
proett!un Of lite and property arc found In FRIt-
| ons Acts Of Congress- Which have been held TO bc
valid. In the license tex cases, It wEs held y this
Court thsi thr prnrislnns Ut tnc Internal Revenue
1A~e. '.lnt1ing the payment Of special TAX. or ol
lccp&e la1. aud prohibiting. uLtler certain p.E-
Altles, crEtln k1td4 ul pustneks WIN S.Aa. Wln-
l out tuth a trtctBi tar or license having Gcen
aid, 0Li5 luodcs 0f enforcing the pay Gent Of
| such c1cHc taxes, nrd that the payaeht thrr.0l
| conveys 10 the hccuscc no anth0s1tJ to carry on
| the licensed business Within statc which pro-
hiltia II Int .nAt BucA rroJhons OF law, NJ lucl-
denia' to the ia1.ng power, are rot uti"ousitn-
tiOna!. Although Il - cJnCttlrl. the mstp Isut.
| Hokc Of The 0nkcsIncnt In question HlAy Gc tue
| ptotIcEo1 OF cousunerK hGa1oat danger ftoG,
inc Use II oil TOO in1hMnable for safety one euO.
sthntp1 1tAs0n fht ls euxCtuenE tDAr bt tic r. l.
n!a&tGn Ef cttnttlEfCF s..Net The st3tts Guh wto
| folctru routtTie+: the protection OF trnasfofta-
| tsan Goa paniea between the SiaseA and tNstweeu
statsr Ind ;o't,ivu e0ufisrtss fioIi! dnneeE io
| property nE.l the .lvcH of reraoaa u trAnA
| rofiinS oil mixed Or xe!a Ia violation nl
! lhls act, nt-i TIC projection oi Federal rrrtnas
| tfAcer., III ltr cxaniltinK, Ea2gIE. mara
| lEg, .a1A ttDtttELf Euca ua, AMI thE nro 7G'
III ti1Cllon lcsNtcn, and ClahFln:4tlpC, OF dElcs
EFT clestea Of n!Lcrat OTIS ma0c ntcessSy foI ths
const p.tut As!ttsntEt AntI collection Of c1Cl{I
| t4IcR II 1lny TIC we'll cuate:iei II II tat1. tha
IN tho a.%eLee Of MY rsE!lalou by Il S:Ate tht
n1e fairly Incidental tD the exercise Of the pnwe
10 rctu!a'e ctnlncrcc, y the taxing power. IN J
az 6,,eb. ssstklttEt!np7i,
+ IL l!ous, t,tnrnuy General. anil ". 4. Fed
A.atst1Lt .AIiGfnty titrcfal- for government, III
defendant not Icing represented.