United States v. Stubbs

BROWN, District Judge.

The above libel was filed to enforce an alleged forfeiture of a quantity of Aristol, Phenacetine and 10 other articles, under sections 20 and 22 of the act of June 13, 1898 (chapter 448), for being offered for sale without being stamped as proprietary articles. The only question raised was whether the articles are by that act subject to a stamp tax. A jury trial being waived, the cause has been heard by the court without a jury.

It was admitted that all the articles in question are covered by patents and a trade-mark, and that all are proprietary medicinal articles. As…