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United States v. Hutto, No. 1, 256 U.S. 524 (1921)
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United States v. Hutto, No. 1, 256 U.S. 524 (1921)
United States v. Hutto, No. 1 No. 691 Argued April 11, 1921 Decided June 1, 1921 256 U.S. 524
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
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1. Revised Statutes, 2078, declaring that
No person employed in Indian affair shall have any interest or concern in any trade with the Indians except for and on account of, the United States,
and subjecting the offender to a pecuniary penalty and removal from office, includes transactions with tribal Indians involving land or other property in respect of which the government has no interest or control. P. 526.
2. This section defines an offense against the United States within the meaning of Crim.Code § 37, whether it be itself punishable through a criminal prosecution or only through civil action for the penalty. P. 528.
Reversed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Hutto, No. 1, 256 U.S. 524 (1921) in 256 U.S. 524 256 U.S. 525. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JA5XLM2I8MWBM14.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Hutto, No. 1, 256 U.S. 524 (1921), in 256 U.S. 524, page 256 U.S. 525. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JA5XLM2I8MWBM14.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Hutto, No. 1, 256 U.S. 524 (1921). cited in 1921, 256 U.S. 524, pp.256 U.S. 525. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JA5XLM2I8MWBM14.
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