United States v. Brown

By chapter 1039 of the Laws of the First Session of the Fiftieth Congress, 1888, (25 St. at Large, 496,) all matter otherwise mailable upon the envelope or outside cover or wrapper of which any delineations, epithets, terms, or language calculated by the terms, or manner, or style of display, and obviously intended to reflect injuriously upon the character or conduct of another, may be written, or printed, or otherwise impressed or apparent, is declared to be non-mailable; and depositing such matter for mailing or delivery is made punishable by fine of not more than $5,000, or imprisonment at…