United States v. Ash

(orally).

When congress provided the act establishing a civil government for this district, known as the “Organic Act,” and which became a law on the 17th day of May, 1884, *442the following provision was incorporated into said act, to wit: “The importation, manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in said district, except for medicinal, mechanical and scientific purposes, is hereby prohibited.” This is the law commonly known in this district as the “Prohibitory Liquor Law,” and is the act under which the indictment in this case is brought. The indictment charges the defendant with having…