, 1870-06-03
!: THELAW COURTS.
Slats Patent Rights Drtlartd soid-Un-
ecnttitutionnlity Of The Supple
mental Acts Of Illinois
and Indiana.
Opposition to Widening North Frank.
lin Street-Proceedings Dismissed
The Lemunt Riot,
Landlord and Ternnt-Trouble
Between q Druggist and
Physician.

STATE rATENT LAWS DECLARED To1D.

STATE rArEx1 LAWS pgc.AsED VolD
II Indianapolis, which Is within the Unlted
States Judicial Circuit on Monday lsst, tue qacs-
zion OF the constitutouallty u the legistauon o'
the States OF Indiana Illinois, and Ohio, *hlcn
imposed burden upon the sale Of patent r2htA
within the limits Of tnose States YVES fully r2lsed
The power OF the State, In this regard. was as
clearly defeated. The act OF the State OF lndlana
was declared void by reason OF lis unconsutnuon-
slIty, and the acts Oi each of the states named
Court Of the United STATES decides otherwise,
each OF the laws Is void ..---.,.
The casc s;auds thus: The states menuonea, q
the Legislative sessions [1soe passed !aWs n;osio-
Ing that the vendor Of any patent rGht snould re-
corrt In eAch county, where he soucAt 70 sen
nstenis. ana al afidaTit TINT the patent had pres
ant existence; III other words that 1t ~as Eaiid
a1ld had not been annulet!, WILL asp, scnednle
Sandor. Ss snd I'D 1 Il III 7sndor vas au agent, the
1lane aud residence OF his PRINCIPAL In the State
Il ~ saa Il 70 e s T. wss sF T.
5L1ee do!1ars IN Issun for wnicn in bosh States
Would Won n'is Se M anthorissd q 9sHa seM ia 4a
default Of c0mpltapce with the acts, he was, in
not to Exceed .x months and in This STATE he was
10 he fined not more than $500 OF 70 bt imprisoned
Lot to exceed six months.
N Illinois, the legal representatives VI thc Good-
yenr Dental fucantte sought, 1n this State 70 pro
cure judicial determination as y The rstilisy o.
The act whtcG had bceaaplroFed III rms Stale On
the e6th day OF May, one jackson W: Award, an
saent Of tho company, was arTessed " Y Constable l
violation Of the Law. 1t was charged taat he had
S;S ! b "a ze.s sSss sas:,. .tsis III
plates, made md constructed Of the patented ma
lerial, without having comphed with The lasy. A
writ Of haLaas eospu WAS sued out from tho Cir
cut court Of the Enlted States ny virtue Of which
tie prisoner Award was brought before Judges
hsaIane ea o. he 81 of May On On ts aay the M rs
oler was brought into court By the Constable, the
States Attorney attending. Mr. Charles u. Reed
1he..A1orney General, antl1our days were allowed
him. The Correspondents occupied more days
than we're M allowed, for II was not until tss 1lth
extension having been allowed the people at seve-
1al times for the other days Then the s:ste's At
he Attorney General. he was SATISFIED that the
law was void in MI its parts An opinion OF ne
10 Hn s eesd assds Iha the psoner should B. re-
leased, the authorities not asking bis detention,
and declased that for this sta:e. at least it Nas
fair to he presumed that no officer would be found
to atsenIpt the enforcement Of law which the
Attorney General declined to defend. ..
A few fees were thereafter received by cS-Coun-
Il CierE salo1non, but even his agents soon took
to notifying patent right dealers that The United
States Cont had acted upon the law.
number Of suits. brought by the same company,
against dentists in the constant habit VI violating
lie r raeiendaa.s set % up IN Sic Sy way ot plsa
am @ sts.e in, entitled An acs to 1csula.e lhe
before Judges Drummond and Gresham. Mt India
napo1ts, In February isst. and ove11uled: no dee-
enns;tnnensy Of fhe acs alsaoaS an opnion lon
vas to he inferred BY the ove1Enliag Of the pies.
The entire matter, however, arose fairly and
Indiana Major J. Robinson, agent Of the same
company, IN Indians, was arrested ut Terre Hante,
In the couuty Of Graut In the same State. In In.
disnn the Necessity Of d grand Jury has been dis
nenseo oscn cnste 'nf so s'ae lied A'sl as
information In the Court nf Common
Pitas Of Grant County, complaining 1ha'
rn,esnite. nsf harins eomn,;ei VIII he state Law
ia the s acnnsed s was aresea and nea IN cnssnd;
in default Il q thousand dollars ban. MessrS
Goodwin, :La1ned, and Towle, Of this city, VIII
theV sacd oat NIT oi 6eSeas eorpps which Va:
r. tn ngance n and os
Mnndar. rhe snih Of Mar. the hea1inr Wa iad -
r. , ,1ss5aS ~ osisEs Hep Day5a SsSs' ~ Jus
ss s ss 81 ss I 81 s. s9s Ss
,n saisron Of M t o4 he fnte
aea Aa ses ,e5 r. she @ nre@oasn % q &c sselal s1ss
%GIa ~ 70 = ~ sTr.naa, a,ot. ~ ~ rteranTN aM1 frnr ~
ina text he srr,nei.
T1S+ 4Ss .Ss.er., 60 er,tas bsr,cc g., ava hr NJ
,,tia1. ne 1et. S11en ~ ts s1 u ano ~ ~
1i,Tst tste1sv r : - ~ nrnnosa rt. - a
sian<a ..X ,sfS s ..+~ ~ h1 .aen,tr "a iin,ts,
,s e a1G ms1n 1.. ny 4n LIT I1
~ f5r,T ~ r.xnef11Tr % I11tinga and s;iscorerIts
rSere is No 11wer TrmafnInT in 1nv ~ tfe StsYe.
- M N She nre,nteeS. IN f,rr ,rot. maj m sr
81 1smorass r,asseti in n rmr<uance OF clear IN
1i,oritv ri III. rnnstinIton IL rhe sunreme iaI
RI tie 1srd Nnd mnv law Of at3ts
- e11,,, T no ny 9s,,,ara,,re Nv ~ ona ,Hnts
Wberrfore. AZ Congress Nv lie nct Of JQiy 4. 1855
had fsEen turts5fcffnn 0f the subiect 1natfer n