Harford v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an appeal from the Circuit Court for the district of South Carolina. The case was submitted, without argument.
1Opinion of the CourtStory, J.
SÍQ), were within the purview of the 50th section of the collection act of 2d of March l^O (1 Ibid. 665), so that the unlading of them without a permit, &c., was an offence subjecting them to forfeiture.
It has been contended on behalf of the claimant, that they were not within the purview of the 50th section, because that section applies only to goods, wares and merchandise, the importation of which is lawful. To this construction, the court cannot yield assent. The language of the 50th section is, that “ no goods, wares or merchandise, &o., shall be unladen, &c., without a permitit is,…
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