United States v. Tenbroek
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the circuit court for the district of Pennsylvania. This was an action of debt commenced in the district court in Pennsylvania, by the United States against the defendant in error,'to recover a penalty alleged to have been incurred for using a still, and distilling spirituous liquors, without having a license therefor, as required by an act of congress passed on the 24th of July, 1813. This act imposes a duty, according to the capacity of the still, on all stills…
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Error to the circuit court for the district of Pennsylvania. This was an action of debt commenced in the district court in Pennsylvania, by the United States against the defendant in error,'to recover a penalty alleged to have been incurred for using a still, and distilling spirituous liquors, without having a license therefor, as required by an act of congress passed on the 24th of July, 1813. This act imposes a duty, according to the capacity of the still, on all stills employed in distilling spirits from domestic or foreign materials, and inflicts a penalty of 1U0 dollars, and double…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Duvall
The court, jh considering this question, must be governed by the language of the act of congress of the "i4th July, 1813. By this act, a specific duty is laid O ! licenses to stills; employed in distilling spirituous liquors from domestic or foreign materials, and a penalty is inflicted for distilling without a license..
The distillation of spirituous liquors is performed by a double process: by the application of heat to a still containing the material. The product of the first process, after running through the still, is commonly called low wines, or singlings; the low wines un'r dergo a…
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- United States v. GoodwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1812
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- The United States v. TenbroekSupreme Court of the United States · 1817