Treasury Decisions Under Customs and Other Laws Volume 7 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1904 Excerpt: ... No. 2081.--Toy Beer Mugs.--Protests 27539A, etc., of Theo. Ollesheimer & Bro. against the assessment of duty by the collector of customs at the port of New York. Before Board 1 1Lunt, Sharrctts, and McClelland, General Appraisers), June 28, 1904. Opinion by Sharretts, G. A. Held that certain small steins or beer mugs with metal covers, metal being the com-ponent material of chief value, were dutiable as toys under paragraph 418, tariff act of 1897, as claimed by the importers. No. 2082.--Protest Unsupported.--Protest 27574 h of G. F. A. Bondies against the assessment of duty by the collector of customs at the port of New York. Before Board 2 (Fischer, Howell, and De Vries, General Appraisers; De Vries, G. A., not present), June 28, 1904. Opinion by Howell, G. A. Protest overruled for lack of evidence. No. 2083.--Protest Unsupported.--Protest 28168A of G. F. A. Bondies. Same as No. 2082 (svpra). No. 2084.--Booes In Foreign Languages--Portfolios.--Protests 28782A. etc., of Pitt & Scott, Limited, against the assessment of duty by the collector of cus-toms at the port of New York. Before Board 2 (Fischer, Howell-, and De Vries, General Appraisers; De Vries, G. A., not present). June 28, 1904. Certain merchandise classified as printed matter under paragraph 403, tariff act of 1897, was claimed to be free of duty under paragraph 502, as books printed exclusively in a language other than English. Fischer, General Appraiser: With the exception of protest 110291, on which the importers failed to appear or to offer any evidence iu support of their claim, the cases were submitted upon "suit 3363, before District Judge Piatt (Downing v. United States, T. D. 25182), reversing decision of Board on the authority of Macmillan Company r. United States (116 Fed Rep., 1018...