Salomon v. United States

The importation in this case consists of powdered talc. The collector assessed a duty of 35 per cent ad valorem under paragraph 95 of the tariff act of 1909, which reads as follows:

95. Articles and wares composed wholly or in chief-value of earthy or mineral substances, not specially provided for in this section, whether susceptible of decoration or not, if not decorated in any manner, thirty-five per centum ad valorem; if decorated, forty-five per centum ad valorem; carbon; not specially provided for in this section, twenty per centum ad valorem; electrodes, brushes, plates, and disks, all…