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UNITED STATES v. STANLEY

109 U.S. 3 (1883)

UNITED STATES v. STANLEY. UNITED STATES v. RYAN. UNITED STATES v. NICHOLS. UNITED STATES v. SINGLETON. ROBINSON & Wife v. MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided October 15th, 1883.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Solicitor General Phillips for the United States.

Mr. William M. Randolph for Robinson and wife, plaintiffs in error.

Mr. William Y.C. Humes and Mr. David Posten for the Memphis and Charleston Railroad Co., defendants in error.

MR. JUSTICE BRADLEY delivered the opinion of the court. After stating the facts in the above language he continued:

It is obvious that the primary and important question in all the cases is the constitutionality of the law: for if the law is unconstitutional none of the prosecutions can stand.

The sections of the law referred to provide as follows:

"SEC. 1. That all persons...

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