United States v. One Trunk
District Court, S.D. New York
In Rem. Proceedings for forfeiture of imported goods. These proceedings were brought under section 2802, Rev. St. (U. S. Comp. St 1901, p. 1873), and Customs Administrative Act June 10, 1890, c. 407, § 9, 26 Stat. 135 (U. S. Comp.
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In Rem. Proceedings for forfeiture of imported goods. These proceedings were brought under section 2802, Rev. St. (U. S. Comp. St 1901, p. 1873), and Customs Administrative Act June 10, 1890, c. 407, § 9, 26 Stat. 135 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1895), the pertinent portions of which read as follows: “See. 2802. .Whenever any article subject to duty is found in the baggage of any person arriving within the United States, which was not. at the time of making entry for such baggage, mentioned to the collector before whom such entry was made, by the person making entry, such article shall be…
1Opinion of the Court
HAND, District Judge.
In this case the trunk must be regarded from two points of view: First, as passenger’s baggage; second, as imported merchandise. As passenger’s baggage, the question comes up, under section 2802 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1873), whether the claimant “mentioned to the collector before whom such entry was made any article subject to .duty * * * found in” her “baggage.” The government claims that because she did not make a complete description of the trunks, as required by section 2799, the goods were forfeited under section 2802. There is no ground…
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- United States v. Twenty-Eight Packages of PinsDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1833
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