VICKSBURG v. TOBIN


100 U.S. 430 (____)

VICKSBURG v. TOBIN.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Philip Phillips, for the plaintiff in error.

Mr. W.B. Pittman, contra.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This writ of error involves the constitutional validity of an ordinance of the city of Vicksburg, passed July 12, 1865, entitled "An ordinance establishing the rate of wharfage to be collected from steamboats and other water-craft, landing and lying at the city of Vicksburg."

The ordinance declares that all steamboats "landing at this [that] city" shall pay wharfage at the following rates: All packets...

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