United States v. Various Tugs & Scows

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, District Judge.

These are proceedings in admiralty to recover penalties against various tugs and scows for dumping “in the tidal waters of the harbor of New York or its adja*507cent or tributary waters” within the limits prescribed by the supervisor of the harbor.

[ 1 ] I have no doubt that the act of Congress forbidding such dumping is lawful both under the so-called “police power” and also under the admiralty jurisdiction even though the limits prescribed by the supervisor of the harbor are beyond a marine league from the shore. Any other interpretation of the national power…