United States v. Gray Line Water Tours of Charleston

ALBERT V. BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

Storied Fort Sumter, South Carolina, now a National Monument, situated on an island in Charleston Harbor, is accessible to tourists and other visitors only by small vessels landing at the island pier. The fort with its appurtenances is in the control of the National Park Service under the Secretary of the Interior. The question here is whether the Secretary may restrict to a duly selected concessioner the privilege of fare-charging craft to discharge and embark passengers at the pier. The District Court has upheld the precedence of the concession and enjoined…