United States v. Hawley

The collector of customs at the port of Galveston charged $11.80 for inspector’s services for overtime while the steamship Huguenot *111was unlading a cargo of creosote oil in bulle at Galveston. Appellees, Hawley & Letzerich, protested the charge and on the protest styled themselves “Hawley & Letzerich, customs brokers and forwarders.” The protest is in the following language:

R. W. Humphreys, Esq.,

Collector of Customs, Galveston, Tex.

Sir: In re S. S. Huguenot, arrived Galveston September 18, 1926, with creosote oil in bulk, discharged at Pier 33 during the day and part of the night of September…