United States v. Collins

JACK, District Judge.

The defendant in count 1 of the indictment stands charged with violation of that part of the postal appropriation act of March 3, 1917 (39 Stat. 1069, c. 162 [Comp. St. 1918, § 8739a]), known as the “Reed Amendment,” which is as follows:

“Whoever shall order, purchase, or cause intoxicating liquors to be transported in interstate commerce, except for scientific, sacramental, medicinal, and mechanical purposes, into any state or territory, the laws of which state or territory prohibit the manufacture or sale therein of intoxicating liquors *870for beverage purposes, shall be…