Pronovost v. United States, 232 U.S. 487 (1914)
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Pronovost v. United States, 232 U.S. 487 (1914)
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Pronovost v. United States No. 128 Submitted January 15, 1914 Decided February 24, 1914 232 U.S. 487
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
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Under the Act of January 30, 1897, 29 Stat. 506, it is an offense against the United States to introduce liquor into the Indian country, and this act embraces Indian country within a state.
An Indian reservation is Indian country, and this Court takes judicial notice of the existence at a specified time of a reservation established by treaty and statute.
With exceptions immaterial here, the jurisdiction of the district court of the United States, as prescribed by law, embraces all offenses against the United States committed within the district.
The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of the district court of a criminal prosecution for introducing intoxicating liquor into the Indian county, are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Pronovost v. United States, 232 U.S. 487 (1914) in 232 U.S. 487 232 U.S. 488. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=SFMZLZD7AE4DMXQ.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Pronovost v. United States, 232 U.S. 487 (1914), in 232 U.S. 487, page 232 U.S. 488. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=SFMZLZD7AE4DMXQ.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Pronovost v. United States, 232 U.S. 487 (1914). cited in 1914, 232 U.S. 487, pp.232 U.S. 488. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=SFMZLZD7AE4DMXQ.
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