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American Sugar Refining Co. v. United States, 211 U.S. 155 (1908)
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American Sugar Refining Co. v. United States, 211 U.S. 155 (1908)
American Sugar Refining Company v. United States No. 3 Argued November 11, 1908 Decided November 30, 1908 211 U.S. 155
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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A direct appeal from the Circuit Court will not lie where the only real substantial point is whether or not an officer of the United States has misconstrued a statute.
The claim that the Secretary of the Treasury has exercised legislative power in promulgating, pursuant to § 251, Revised Statutes, regulations concerning the collection of duties under the tariff law does not constitute a real and substantial dispute or controversy concerning the construction or application of the Constitution upon which the result depends, and a direct appeal will not lie to this Court under § 5 of the Act of March 3, 1891, c. 517, 26 Stat. 826, 828.
The regulations of 1897, promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury, in regard to polariscopic tests of sugar to determine the duty payable thereon, as provided in § 1, Schedule E, par. 209, of the Tariff Act of July 24, 1897, c. 11, 30 Stat. 168, could have been enacted in terms by Congress without violating any provision of the Constitution of the United States, and prior decisions have determined that the Secretary properly construed the statute.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," American Sugar Refining Co. v. United States, 211 U.S. 155 (1908) in 211 U.S. 155 211 U.S. 157. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=QCE94YXQK6NXLET.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." American Sugar Refining Co. v. United States, 211 U.S. 155 (1908), in 211 U.S. 155, page 211 U.S. 157. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=QCE94YXQK6NXLET.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in American Sugar Refining Co. v. United States, 211 U.S. 155 (1908). cited in 1908, 211 U.S. 155, pp.211 U.S. 157. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=QCE94YXQK6NXLET.
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