UNITED STATES v. MILLS


32 U.S. 138 (____)

7 Pet. 138

THE UNITED STATES, v. JOHN B. MILLS.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued for the United States by the attorney-general, Mr Taney; no counsel appeared for the defendant.


Mr Justice THOMPSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

The defendant was indicted in the circuit court of the United States for the district of North Carolina, under the twenty-fourth section of the act of 1825, entitled "an act to reduce into one, the several acts establishing and regulating the post office department" (7 Laws U.S. 377), which declares "that every person, who, from and after the passing of this act, shall...

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