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July 10, 1866
Spirit Of Jefferson
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Judge Hall held a special term of the Circuit Court in Morgan County on July 3 to handle confiscation cases under the 1863 state law. Argued by Stanton for the state and Faulkner for defendants, who claimed the law unconstitutional; cases dismissed at defendants' costs.
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STATE CONFISCATION.
Judge Hall held a special term of the Circuit Court of Morgan county, on the 3d of July, to dispose of a number of confiscation cases, presented under the State laws of the 16th of November, 1863. The law involved in these cases had been argued at the May term, last, by Hon. Benjamin Stanton, of Ohio, for the State, and by the Hon. Chas. J. Faulkner on behalf of the defendants. Mr. Faulkner took the ground that the State law was unconstitutional in assuming to punish offences solely cognizable in the courts of the United States, and besides, that the act was a war measure, incapable, by its own provisions, of being carried into execution in a period of peace. A consent order was entered by which the cases were dismissed at the costs of the defendants.
Judge Hall held a special term of the Circuit Court of Morgan county, on the 3d of July, to dispose of a number of confiscation cases, presented under the State laws of the 16th of November, 1863. The law involved in these cases had been argued at the May term, last, by Hon. Benjamin Stanton, of Ohio, for the State, and by the Hon. Chas. J. Faulkner on behalf of the defendants. Mr. Faulkner took the ground that the State law was unconstitutional in assuming to punish offences solely cognizable in the courts of the United States, and besides, that the act was a war measure, incapable, by its own provisions, of being carried into execution in a period of peace. A consent order was entered by which the cases were dismissed at the costs of the defendants.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Confiscation Cases
Circuit Court
Morgan County
Constitutional Challenge
State Law 1863
What entities or persons were involved?
Judge Hall
Benjamin Stanton
Chas. J. Faulkner
Where did it happen?
Morgan County
Story Details
Key Persons
Judge Hall
Benjamin Stanton
Chas. J. Faulkner
Location
Morgan County
Event Date
3d Of July
Story Details
Special court term to dispose of confiscation cases under 1863 state law; argued as unconstitutional by Faulkner; cases dismissed by consent at defendants' costs.