United States v. Twenty-Four Coils of Cordage
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania
[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the Eastern' district of Pennsylvania.] This was an appeal from a decree of the district court [Case No. 16,573], on an information filed by the United States against twenty-four coils of cordage, three bolts of ravensduck, and four pieces of sail cloth, alleged to have been forfeited, by not having been reported on their importation.
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[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the Eastern' district of Pennsylvania.] This was an appeal from a decree of the district court [Case No. 16,573], on an information filed by the United States against twenty-four coils of cordage, three bolts of ravensduck, and four pieces of sail cloth, alleged to have been forfeited, by not having been reported on their importation. These articles were found on board the ship Eliza, on her return from a voyage to Cron-stadt with a cargo composed partly of similar articles, but those in question were not included in the manifest…
1Opinion of the Court
BALDWIN. Circuit Justice.
These articles were brought into this port in the ship Eliza, from Cronstadt, and not reported by the master in the manifest; they were found on board after it was made out. and seized as forfeited under the forty-fifth section of the revenue law, as “sea stores” not specified in the entry. This is the only ground of forfeiture alleged in the information. The case therefore presents the single question whether these articles are sea stores within the meaning of the section of the act of congress; not being alleged to be a part of the cargo, or merchandise belonging…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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