Note 143 — Chapter II · The Power of Congress to Establish Postoffices
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U. S. v. Chase, 135 U. S. 255 (1890). The statute applied to any “book, pamphlet, picture, writing, print, or other publication” of an obscene character. R. S. sec. 3893. The prosecution in the Chase case arose before the act of September 26, 1888, which the Court refused to consider, and which extended the inhibition to sealed letters. 25 Stat. L. 496.