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United States v. Alford, 274 U.S. 264 (1927)
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United States v. Alford, 274 U.S. 264 (1927)
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United States v. Alford No. 983 Argued April 28, 1927 Decided May 16, 1927 274 U.S. 264
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
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1. In the Act of June 25, 1910, providing that
whoever shall build a fire in or near any forest, timber, or other inflammable material upon the public domain, or upon any Indian reservation . . . shall, before leaving said fire, totally extinguish the same, and whoever shall fail to do so shall
be punished, etc., the words "upon the public domain" are to be referred to the words immediately preceding, viz., "forest, timber, or other inflammable material," so that the statute applies where the fire is on private lands, but "near" to inflammable grass on the public domain. P. 266.
2. The Act, so construed, is constitutional, for Congress may prohibit the doing of acts upon privately owned lands that imperil the publicly owned forests. P. 267.
3. The word "near" is not too indefinite. P. 267.
Reversed.
Error to a judgment of the district court sustaining a demurrer to an indictment.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Alford, 274 U.S. 264 (1927) in 274 U.S. 264 274 U.S. 265–274 U.S. 266. Original Sources, accessed November 3, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6QBWPYVVXPULCJ1.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Alford, 274 U.S. 264 (1927), in 274 U.S. 264, pp. 274 U.S. 265–274 U.S. 266. Original Sources. 3 Nov. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6QBWPYVVXPULCJ1.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Alford, 274 U.S. 264 (1927). cited in 1927, 274 U.S. 264, pp.274 U.S. 265–274 U.S. 266. Original Sources, retrieved 3 November 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6QBWPYVVXPULCJ1.
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