Gibbons v. Ogden · ¶57

A State, it is said, or even a private citizen, may construct light houses. But gentlemen must, be aware, that if this proves a power in a State to regulate commerce, it proves that the same power is in the citizen. States, or individuals who own lands, may, if not forbidden by law, erect on those lands what buildings they please; but this power is entirely.distinct from that, of regulating commerce, and may, we presume, be restrained, if exercised so as to produce a public mischief.

U. S. Reports, bound volume
U. S. Reports, volume 22, at 1 (Library of Congress) · transcription: Caselaw Access Project
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