first edition
1849 · Washington DC
by SMITH, George, plaintiff; William Turner, defendant; James Norris, plaintiff
Washington DC: Office of the Printer to the Senate, 1849. First Edition. Octavo (21.75cm.); disbound; 181pp. Title page (also serving as upper self-wrapper) a bit browned and lightly foxed, else Very Good and sound. Two Supreme Court cases, also known as the Passenger Cases, in which it was adjudged that a state did not have the right to impose a tax determined by the number of passengers of a designated category on board a ship. SABIN 82581. (Inventory #: 31376)