The decision of the Supreme Court that the nationality of a ship " partakes more of the characteristics of personal than of territorial sovereignty" altered the problem of enforcing the Volstead Act. As the decision pointed out, foreign ships, like foreign persons, when in United States territory (which extends to the three mile limit) are subject to the National Prohibition Law. Likewise United States vessels, like United States citizens, are not bound by our law when outside of United States territory.
So whereas until now the Prohibition enforcement officers have supposedly had the task...
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