UNITED STATES v. SHELLEY

No. 943.

229 U.S. 239 (1913)

UNITED STATES v. SHELLEY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 26, 1913.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Harr for the United States.

Mr. Robert M. Moore for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE PITNEY delivered the opinion of the court.

We have here under review a judgment of the District Court sustaining a demurrer to two counts of an indictment for a violation of § 36 of the act of Congress approved October 1, 1890, c. 1244, 26 Stat. 567, 620.

This act is the so-called McKinley Tariff Law, and provided for the tariff duties to be paid upon articles imported from foreign countries, and also for the collection

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