http://www.oyez.org/cases/1851-1900/1879/ U.S. Supreme Court Cases, presented by The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org) en-us <p>In 1867, the provisional state legislature of Mississippi chartered the Mississippi Agricultural, Educational, and Manufacturing Aid Society. The Society was chartered to run a lottery for the next 25 years; however, in 1868, a new constitution ratified by the people outlawed lotteries in the state. John Stone and others associated with the Society were arrested in 1874 for running a lottery. The Society claimed they were protected by the provisions of their charter while the state declared that the subsequent enforcement legislation had repealed the grant.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1851-1900/1879/1879_2/ <p>A West Virginia law declared that only whites may serve on juries.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1851-1900/1879/1879_0/