Taylor v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED' STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. The facts, which involve the construction of § 18 of the Immigration Act of 1903, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr.'Justice Holmes
delivered the opinion of the court.
The first of these cases comes up on certiorari to review a judgment of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, affirming a conviction of the petitioner under the Immigration Act of March 3,1903, c. 1012, § 18, 32 Stat. 1213,1217. That section makes it the duty of any officer in charge of any vessel bringing an alien to the United States to adopt due precautions to prevent the landing of such alien at any time or place other than that designated by the immigration officers, and punishes him if he lands or permits to land any…
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