Venable v. Richards
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Tirginia. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
Section 643 of the Revised Statutes provides, among other things, for the removal into the Circuit Court for the proper district, upon petition by defendant to that court, without bond, and without reference to the amount in dispute, of any civil suit, or criminal prosecution, “ commenced in any State court against an officer appointed under or acting by authority of any revenue law of the United States, now or hereafter enacted, or against any person acting under or by authority of any such officer, on account of any act done under color of his- office, or of any such law, or on account of…
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