United States v. Masson

Thirty-seven cases of matches were taken possession of by the collector at the port of Baltimore as unclaimed and, as required by law, were caused by him to be transported to the Government warehouse, there to be stored until claimed and entered or otherwise disposed of.

The appellee thereafter duly claimed and entered the merchandise and was thereupon compelled to pay a drayage charge of 18 cents per case for the transportation of each of the 37 cases to the Government warehouse. Protest was filed against the payment of this charge, it being claimed that under Eevised Statutes 2965, which is…