Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit May 26, 1897 (Talmage v. United States)

SHIPMAN, Circuit Judge.

In March, April, and May, 1895, the firm of Dan Talmage’s Sons imported into the port of New York sundry invoices of Patna or Bengal rice, upon which the collector assessed a duty of 1½ cents per pound, under the provisions contained in paragraph 198 of the tariff act of August 28, 1894.