United States v. Anderson

BENEDICT, District Judge.

Upon the trial of the defendant upon an indictment for the offence of going on board of a vessel about to arrive at the place of her destination, before her actual arrival, and before she was completely moored, without permission of the master, in violation of section 62 of the shipping act of June 7th, 1872 (17 Stat. 276), it was ruled, under objection taken in behalf of the defendant, as follows:

' (1) The enactment contained in the 62d section of the act under which the indictment was framed, is a valid enactment, within the scope of the powers granted by the…