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United States v. Burr

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 3, 1895No. 1,021PublishedCited by 44 opinions

CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIJRCUIT. Burr and ' Hardwick, importers, made an importation of cotton laces, per the- La Navarre, from Havre.

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CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIJRCUIT. Burr and ' Hardwick, importers, made an importation of cotton laces, per the- La Navarre, from Havre. The vessel arrived on August 7, 1894, and the goods were entered by them for consumption at the port of New York on August 8, 1894. Duty thereon was levied and assessed by the collector of customs at sixty per cent ad valorem under the provisions of Schedule J, paragraph 373, of the tariff act of October 1, 1890, which was then in force. The duty was paid by the importers oh August 8, and the goods were deliyered to them…

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuller

The act of October 1, Í890, c. 1244,26 Stat. 567, was in force until August 28, 1894, when it was repealed by section 72 of the latter act, 28 Stat. 509, c. 349, which reads as follows:

“ All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed, but the repeal of existing laws or modifications thereof embraced in this act shall not affect any act done, or any right accruing or accrued, or any suit or proceeding had or commenced in any civil cause before the said repeal or modifications; but all rights and liabilities under said law shall continue and may be…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Mandeville v. CookendorferU.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · 1828
  2. Barney v. RickardSupreme Court of the United States · 1895

3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Shwab v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  2. United States v. American Sugar Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1906
  3. Ashley v. . BrownSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1930
  4. Southern California Loan Asso. v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1926
  5. United States v. United Shoe Machinery Co.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1920

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