Howell v. United States

BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

This is a prosecution under section 1 of the Harrison Narcotic Haw (38 Stat. 785), as amended by Revenue Act Feb. 24, 1919, § 1006 (40 Stat. 1130 [Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1919, § 6287g]). The indictment charges that the defendant Alge Howell —

“being then and there a person engaged in dealing m compounds, manufactures, salts, derivatives, and preparations of opium and coca leaves, and as such being required by the laws of the United States to register as such dealer in the internal revenue collection 'district of Louisiana, he, the said Alge Howell, alias Albert Powell, did…