Butts v. Merchants & Miners Transportation Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. • The facts, which involve the constitutionality of §§ 1 and’2 of the Civil Rights Act of March 1, 1875, as applied to vessels of the United States engaged in the coastwise trade, are stated in the opinion. Congress has two kinds of jurisdiction, that dependent upon locality and that dependent upon subject-matter.
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ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. • The facts, which involve the constitutionality of §§ 1 and’2 of the Civil Rights Act of March 1, 1875, as applied to vessels of the United States engaged in the coastwise trade, are stated in the opinion. Congress has two kinds of jurisdiction, that dependent upon locality and that dependent upon subject-matter. The first includes jurisdiction over vessels of the United States upon the high seas and the navigable waters of the United States. The admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of Congress is not…
1Opinion of the Court
Me. Justice - Van Devanteb
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action to recover twelve penalties of $500 each under §§ 1 and 2 of the act of March 1,1875, 18 Stat. 335, c. 114, known as the Civil Rights Act. According to the declaration the facts are these: The plaintiff is a colored woman and a citizen of the United States, and the defendant is a Maryland corporation engaged in the . transportation of passengers and freight by vessels plying between Boston, Massachusetts, ¡and Norfolk, Virginia. Upon tickets purchased for the purpose and entitling her to' the accommodations and…
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