United States v. Edwin S. Hartwell Lumber Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeals and Cross-Appeal from, the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Under the tariff law of 1894 lumber was free of duty. By the law of 1897, which became effective by the President’s signature at six minutes after 4 o’clock p. m. July 24, 1897, a duty was imposed upon lumber imported from foreign countries. At Chicago the law went into effect at six minutes after 3 p. m.
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Appeals and Cross-Appeal from, the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Under the tariff law of 1894 lumber was free of duty. By the law of 1897, which became effective by the President’s signature at six minutes after 4 o’clock p. m. July 24, 1897, a duty was imposed upon lumber imported from foreign countries. At Chicago the law went into effect at six minutes after 3 p. m. On July 23, 1897, the propeller Maine had in tow the barges Pendell, Buckhout, and Exile, and the propeller Toltee had in tow the barge Miztec, all laden with…
1Opinion of the CourtBaker, Circuit Judge
Section 2774 of the Revised Statutes [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1862] allows the master of a vessel from a foreign country 24 hours within which to report the arrival. Section 2785 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1867] gives the consignee 15 days after the report of the master within which to present a written entry of his goods to the collector. From these provisions the importers contend that, the lumber having arrived within the collection district and part of it being “in port” before the new law took effect, they had 15 days in which to make entry, and therefore were entitled to enter the…
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