Territory of Alaska v. Troy

Citations

• 258 U.S. 101
• 42 S. Ct. 241
• 66 L. Ed. 487
• 1922 U.S. LEXIS 2245
• 5 Alaska Fed. 104

Syllabus

<p>1. Alaska has been incorporated into and is part of the. United States; and the Constitution, so far as applicable, is controlling upon Congress when legislating in respect thereto. P. 110.</p> <p>2. Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, forbidding, with exceptions, transportation of merchandise over' routes between points within the United States in vessels not built in the United States or documented under its laws and owned by its citizens, is a regulation of commerce and not within § 8 of Art. I of the Constitution requiring uniformity throughout the United States of duties, imposts. and excises. P. 110.</p> <p>3. - Alaska is not a State, within § 9 of Art. I of the Constitution, declaring “ No preference shall be given by any regulation of commerce or revenue .to the ports of one State over those of another.” P. 111. Downes v. Bidwell, 182 U. S. 244, considered.</p>