Leisy v. Hardin
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF IOWA. Mr. Chief Justice Fuller, on behalf of the court, stated the case as follows: Christine Leisy, Edward Leisy, Lena and Albert Leisy, composing the firm of Cas.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF IOWA. Mr. Chief Justice Fuller, on behalf of the court, stated the case as follows: Christine Leisy, Edward Leisy, Lena and Albert Leisy, composing the firm of Cas. Leisy & Co., citizens of Illinois, brought their action of replevin against A. J. Hardin, the duly elected and qualified marshal of the city of Keokuk, Iowa, and ex officio constable of Jackson township, Lee County, Iowa, in .the Superior Court of Keokuk, in said county, to recover 122 one-quarter barrels of beer, 171 one-eighth barrels of beer, and 11. sealed cases of beer, which had…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chief Justice Fuller,
after stating the case, delivered' . the opinion of the court.
*108The power vested in Congress “ to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes,” is the power to prescribe the rule by which that commerce is to be governed, and is a power complete in itself, acknowledging no limitations other tb.an those prescribed in the Constitution. It is co-extensive with the subject on- which it acts and cannot be stopped at the external boundary of a State, but must enter its interior and must be capable of authorizing the…
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