The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-23
NEW iOKK's PORT CIf.iRGE.


WAsHINGroN. Aug. y. Mr.Justicc Swaync
delivered the opinion of the supreme Court Of
the United States LAY IN tho cas- 81 the lnmun
Steamship Company aEt. Edward c. Tucker
Acting Captain Of the Port Of New York; which
came up on appeal from the United Siaie.
Circuit Court for the southern District of Sew
York. Tho question involved was whether the
port charge imposed upon vessels ia the harbor
of New York by AN act of the Legislature Of the
State j. a regulation of commerc" which it not
competent for the State To prescribe. and also u
Tonnage duty which the state il forbidden by the
Constitution to IMPOSE. On this point the Court
say:
We think clearer case ofihe imposition Of tonnage
dots than presented n tho record trfur usran hHfiy
Dc imagined II the Law had been passed by Cunsrcs. M
stead II the state, aud the charge imposed had been
prc..ly lc-i.natcd tonnage duty d, diameter such
could no., al'er ia st,gnsr, s 1 ha 'as name Is
II iocs not advance Me argument IN hcha OF The ap.
hct are n,cc.,ars aui proper IN the port tor winch r,
ARE provided ltl'nui our rnrl9se examine ihem
cneHannlie and that IN All oiher r"srcots div are
VIZ lmd wciI coi,Melpd similar rro,isons var, s
acrurlut 10 local ci!c1' lah,r' M AT all in Of
m,cs nts IT. ih's arr bl se ou 70 u"t
arc of those engaged ~ iis ncl of enterprise Perhaps
Wis " Z" Sm@cre cii II nay be- ca ' S.o a'
io.Fn steamships amt o'hel ,e,'r.s ,l-ins lnr uli W
mwsol such STATE iur ali r,a,onah, and uruu,r polt
charges This - hut tar return tor the h'ntht, 70
o,,,d But such changes must not he rcpuluni in tr
Constitution oi tie United state. Any tunlft i iHtn 'u
ulm The variant tea .urn competent legislation may
ir tund .n inat imu'h', ma. ol ponce ail 9'ni 9"
rrs Mlnrh the states "ilsiuhNN ln-,' -'lt Mlt lrN
have mot parted Win, and wIrh sun Belong 60 them 10
II niAA iU some rasts hc found among Those wl tr
state. may Arf'i'' hut uuh uni trft'.s ',h --r Ni
To hDt upon the subject The authority of c state thDu
rcuics AND c' IN al lnuoo unu the wans,on for d, ca
cr,is, shah recur IL paltc Sci. la WA. 2tl
"l"w,r- NOT dc,sNtrl 70 t, umgd sMt, Nv 'h'
Cou-ufuuon uHr lrOinWrd lNn 70 ihr state, perez lr
sr,cl tn tc states lively or TO the people ,on'
Ihr state IN passing this law impo-sngR tonnage dutv
hattNtfNi-od power rN lir-sN prohibited tti Dos tr
void. lNiN tA'r IL STAINED N me fnilutsH Ui> court
l the state Tonnage flN th,c,, ~ WALL goo and Cannon
at Sow 'fl' am, - 40 900 soc h- steamship Com
lNu} Hst foli Maidcns old 80 ana fcte Az Morgan,
! igI0 Isl.
lUc t,N imposed .notm merely moic of measuring the
conn ruslui tY be mud H., answer tuth. .Il.r.uu
amt mas r.,rrur, io nnN ,ircm-tnicr u nm, coiic
u, lu the tonnage u uie vessel and tle class to which
The commerce clauses Of the Constitution had nrr
ori- 100 ma Wise ana ,auhN policy NltN nNr TO tom
gr-s the entire control of he iuc-n nnd inhr ,lae "m
! m'irr "l inc country They ~'t" intended 90 " .ur
hnrMonA aui uniformity IN The regulations BY which
/ thul should bee governed Wherever such commerce
goes the power OF the nation accompanies n. ready and
competent. as far n- possible 10 promote ITS pro-. Ont,
and redress the wrongs amt e,i, Ia winch n may hc
subjected II Mns irolnod especially important tAt the
hliiluu IN The iun-fuinn without ihc ns-tnt oi CON
gross previously given The confusion and nusohui'
obvious 10 rtWhie comment lhr lesson hpoh me sub
lecl tueht ~ the law h"lorr ~ b, an impressive ono
How the thartt, winch a I. connected ihc state mhf
impose, must BE- -lhl"d in oidr n Doe NHi, Na srl r
winch Il g. rni WITHIN 'lr iruNinHr iu u-l'ef uuI lu
reId Co., Nncn l' would mot hc ptup'l inl r.trcNHo'
/ .uN oiln.uu Mrto.l' ouN Nr lu.ui lriul' No..
] r.IH n.I l .NuHih. Wtil dHtD4uus TO 40 .tll OBJ
] conformity Wilu uil, o..u.ou,