Saxonville Mills v. Russell
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. This -was.an action brought by the plaintiff in error to recover duties on certain importations of wool, alleged to have been illegally assessed, in which judgment was rendered for the defendant. It was brought here for review by writ of error.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. This -was.an action brought by the plaintiff in error to recover duties on certain importations of wool, alleged to have been illegally assessed, in which judgment was rendered for the defendant. It was brought here for review by writ of error. In the Circuit Court judgment was rendered upon an agreed statement of facts, set out in the record, as follows: “ The plaintiff, in August, 1813, imported into the port of Boston from Rosario, by the bark Velox, three hundred and twenty-four bales of unwashed Cordova…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Matthews
After stating the facts in the language reported above, he continued :
The duties chargeable upon the importations in question were levied and collected under § 1 of the act of March 2, 1867, “ to provide increased revenue from imported wpol and for other purposes.” 14 Stat. 559. It provides that “from and after the passage of this act, in lieu of the duties now imposed by law on the articles mentioned and embraced in this section, there shall be levied, collected, and paid on all unmanufactured wool, hair of the alpaca, goat, and other like animals, imported from, foreign countries, the…
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