United States v. Post

In the month of October, 1910, there was imported at the port of New York a quantity of dried grasses, all of which were dyed with the exception of 10 kilos of avoine or oats and 50 kilos of stypa, which were in a natural state. The collector of customs classified the goods as'ornamental grains, leaves, or flowers, and imposed thereon a duty of 60 per cent' ad valorem under the provisions of paragraph 438 of the tariff act of 1909, which paragraph is as follows:

438. Feathers and downs of all kinds, including bird skins or parts thereof with the feathers on, crude or not dressed, colored, or…