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The Scow "6-S", 250 U.S. 269 (1919)
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The Scow "6-S", 250 U.S. 269 (1919)
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The Scow "6-S"* No. 301 Argued April 24, 1919 Decided June 2, 1919 250 U.S. 269
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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The Act of June 29, 1888, c. 496, 25 Stat. 209, as amended, regulating dumping in New York Harbor, renders a vessel employed in violating its provisions directly liable for the same pecuniary penalties that it imposes on individuals, and these may be enforced against the vessel summarily by libel, without awaiting the result of criminal proceedings against the individuals. P. 271. The Strathairly, 124 U.S. 558, distinguished.
There is no constitutional or other reason why an unliquidated fine may not be enforced against a vessel in admiralty, and jurisdiction of such a proceeding is conferred upon the district court by the Act of 1888, supra, whether or not it be regarded a a proceeding for the enforcement of a penalty or forfeiture within § 24 of the Judicial Code. P. 272.
247 F. 348 affirmed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," The Scow "6-S", 250 U.S. 269 (1919) in 250 U.S. 269 250 U.S. 270. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8GC2C2H541D59H1.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." The Scow "6-S", 250 U.S. 269 (1919), in 250 U.S. 269, page 250 U.S. 270. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8GC2C2H541D59H1.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in The Scow "6-S", 250 U.S. 269 (1919). cited in 1919, 250 U.S. 269, pp.250 U.S. 270. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8GC2C2H541D59H1.
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