United States v. Guthman

This appeal involves a construction of paragraph 448 of the tariff act of 1909.

*277It is an extensive and comprehensive paragraph, embracing there-within for dutiable purposes five different classes of similar merchandise. There is, in addition, therewithin a provision levying a cumulative rate of duty upon certain of the classes of merchandise therein made dutiable. The paragraph is properly separable, accordingly, into six divisions.

• 1. “Chains, pins, collax, cuff, and dress buttons, charms, combs, millinery and military ornaments, together with all other articles of every description,…