Opinions of Hon. John M. Read, of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Subtitle: in favor of the constitutionality of the act of Congress of March 3, 1863, "for enrolling and calling out the national forces and for other purposes."
Series: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America, from its discovery to the present time -- 68166
Publisher: Caxton Press of C. Sherman
Published: 1864
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 31
Subjects: United States. -- Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Draft -- United States
Notes: "Delivered at Pittsburg, on Monday, November 9, 1863, and at Philadelphia, on Saturday, January 16, 1864."

"Three bills in equity were filed in the Supreme Court for the Eastern District by three individuals against the officers of the Enrolling Board of the Third Congressional District, praying for injunctions to restrain the defendants from further proceeding with or under such enrolment, requisition, and draft, under the Act of 3d March, 1863, and particularly from all proceedings against the said plaintiffs.  The ground alleged for these applications was the unconstitutionality of this act of Congress."--P. [3]

Sabin, 68166

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