ROBERTS ET AL. v. UNITED STATES


92 U.S. 41 (____)

ROBERTS ET AL., TRUSTEES, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted on printed arguments by Mr. Thomas Wilson for the appellant, and by Mr. Solicitor-General Phillips for the appellee.


MR. JUSTICE BRADLEY delivered the opinion of the court.

Immediately after the conquest of California, the government of the United States, through its various departments, made arrangements for the transportation of the mails between that territory and the Atlantic ports by way of Panama. By an act of Congress, passed March 3, 1847, it was, amongst other things, enacted as follows:—

"SECT. 4. And be it further enacted, That, from and immediately after...

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