United States v. The Reindeer
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Rhode Island
[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the district of Rhode Island.] This was a libel, instituted in the district court on the 23d of June, 1847, in behalf of the United States and Edward Wilbur, collector of Newport, and others interested.
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[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the district of Rhode Island.] This was a libel, instituted in the district court on the 23d of June, 1847, in behalf of the United States and Edward Wilbur, collector of Newport, and others interested. It alleged, that the schooner Reindeer, on waters navigable for boats of twenty tons, within this district, was seized on the 21st of June, 1847, for a violation of the laws of the United States, inasmuch as that she was licensed by the collector of Newburyport for the cod fisheries, and, while so licensed, engaged in the mackerel…
1Opinion of the Court
WOODBURY, Circuit Justice.
In this ease, the evidence on the part of the United States showed, that the usual license for the codfishery issued to the Reindeer on the 5th of May, 1847, for one year; and that there was on file in the custom-house at Newbury-port the usual certificate required of her inspection and fitness for the codfishery, bearing the same date. This certificate was made a prerequisite for the bounty by a circular from the first comptroller, dated February 22, 1842. It was further shown by the libel-lants, that the Reindeer had lines, hooks, gaffs, a machine to grind bait,…
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