Ex Parte Jackson
Supreme Court of the United States
Petition for writs of habeas-corpus and certiorari. Section 3894 of 'the Revised Statutes provides that “ No letter or circular concerning illegal lotteries, so-called gift-concerts, or other similar enterprises offering prize», or concerning schemes devised and intended to deceive and defraud the public, for the purpose of obtaining money under false pretences, shall be carried in the mail.
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Petition for writs of habeas-corpus and certiorari. Section 3894 of 'the Revised Statutes provides that “ No letter or circular concerning illegal lotteries, so-called gift-concerts, or other similar enterprises offering prize», or concerning schemes devised and intended to deceive and defraud the public, for the purpose of obtaining money under false pretences, shall be carried in the mail. Any person who shall knowingly deposit or send anything tobe conveyed by mail, in violation'of this section, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500, nor less than $100, with costs of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
The power vested in Congress “to establish post-oliices and post-roads ” has been practically construed, since the foundation of the government, to authorize not merely the designation of the routes over which the mail shall be carried, and the offices where letters and other documents shall be received to be distributed or forwarded, but the. carriage of. the mail, and all measures necessary to .secure-its safe and speedy transit, and the prompt delivery of its contents. The validity of legislation prescribing what should be carried, and its weight and form, and the charges to which it…
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