BOYD v. ALABAMA


94 U.S. 645 (1876)

BOYD v. ALABAMA.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. S.F. Rice for the plaintiff in error.

Mr. John T. Morgan and Mr. P. Phillips for the defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE FIELD delivered the opinion of the court.

On the 10th of October, 1868, the legislature of the State of Alabama passed an act, entitled "An Act to establish a mutual aid association, and to raise funds for the common-school system of Alabama." The act had a very fair and promising appearance, and to the casual reader would seem designed to promote the cause of science and art, advance education, and diffuse knowledge. Certain persons named in the act,...

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