United States v. Ninety Demijohns Aquadiente

LOCKE, District Judge.

This is the second libel against this property on account of irregularities in the packages in which it was found, it being, as is alleged, in large bottles, to wit, demijohns, and not packed in packages of not less than twelve. The question at issue is whether the portion of Schedule D, Act 1S70 (section 2504, Rev. St.), which provides that “wines, brandy, and other spirituous liquors imported in bottles shall be packed in packages containing not less than one dozen bottles in each package,” -authorizes a forfeiture of such property if not so packed. It is admitted that…