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Latimer v. United States, 223 U.S. 501 (1912)
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Latimer v. United States, 223 U.S. 501 (1912)
Latimer v. United States No. 151 Submitted January 15, 1912 Decided February 19, 1912 223 U.S. 501
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR PORTO RICO
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Congress, in framing a tariff law, will be presumed to use word of a former tariff law a having the same meaning which this Court has already given to them.
This court, having held that "unmanufactured tobacco," as used in the Tariff Act of 1883, included sweepings of factories and warehouses used after importation in manufacturing cigarettes and stogies, the same meaning will be given to the same words as used in the Tariff Act of 1897. Seeberg v. Castro, 153 U.S. 32.
"Waste," as used in a tariff acts generally refers to remnants and byproducts of small value that have not the quality or utility either of the finished product or of the raw material. "Scrap" does retain the name and quality. Patton v. United States, 159 U.S. 503.
5 P.R.F. 138 affirmed.
The facts, which involve the classification of tobacco scraps under the Tariff Act of 1897, are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Latimer v. United States, 223 U.S. 501 (1912) in 223 U.S. 501 223 U.S. 503. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2TYQCNWSGR4SIAI.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Latimer v. United States, 223 U.S. 501 (1912), in 223 U.S. 501, page 223 U.S. 503. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2TYQCNWSGR4SIAI.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Latimer v. United States, 223 U.S. 501 (1912). cited in 1912, 223 U.S. 501, pp.223 U.S. 503. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2TYQCNWSGR4SIAI.
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