JONES V. UNITED STATES, 137 U. S. 202 (1890)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jones v. United States, 137 U.S. 202 (1890)
Jones v. United States
No. 1143
Argued October 29, 1899
Decided November 24, 1890
137 U.S. 202
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND
Syllabus
The Guano Islands Act of August 18, 1856, c. 164, reenacted in Rev.Stat. §§ 5570-5578, is constitutional and valid.
Section 6 of the Act of August 18, 185G, c. 164, reenacted in Rev.Stat. § 5576, does not assume to extend the admiralty jurisdiction over land, but merely extends the provisions of the statutes of the United States for the punishment of offenses upon the high seas to like offenses upon guano islands which the President has determined should be considered as appertaining to the United States.