The Merritt
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; the case being thus: By a statute of 1792,* it is enacted that no ships but those which have been registered in the manner therein prescribed, shall be denominated or deemed vessels of the United States, entitled to the benefits or privileges appertaining to- such ships. Great Britain has a similar regulation, fixing what are to be regarded as British vessels.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; the case being thus: By a statute of 1792,* it is enacted that no ships but those which have been registered in the manner therein prescribed, shall be denominated or deemed vessels of the United States, entitled to the benefits or privileges appertaining to- such ships. Great Britain has a similar regulation, fixing what are to be regarded as British vessels. By an act of March 1st, 1817,† it is enacted, “Section 1. That after the 30th day of September next, no goods, wares, or merchandise shall be imported into the United…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hunt
delivered the opiniQn of the court.
The first section of the act of 1817 prohibits the importation of any goods or wares from any foreign port into the United States, except in two cases;
1st. They-may be imported in vessels of the United States; or,
2d. In such'foreign vessels as truly and wholly belong to the citizens or subjects of the country of which the goods -are the production, or from which they are most usually first shipped for transportation.. The claimant’s answer does not bring him within either of these classes.
1. The Merritt is not a vessel of the United States. The information…
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