THE HALCON

No. 6686.

63 F.2d 638 (1933)

THE HALCON. SAMUELS v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 15, 1933.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Howard M'Caleb, Jr., of New Orleans, La., for appellant.

Alexander C. Birch, U. S. Atty., and J. E. Meredith, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Mobile, Ala.

Before BRYAN, FOSTER and WALKER, Circuit Judges.


FOSTER, Circuit Judge.

This is a case of seizure and condemnation arising under the provisions of the Tariff Act of June 17, 1930 (19 USCA § 1001 et seq.). The appeal is from a decree in rem imposing penalties incurred by her master of $500, $18,813 (the value of her cargo), and $5,000 against the schooner, Halcon, for violations of sections 584 and 585 of the act (19 USCA §§ 1584, 1585), and forfeiting the vessel to the United States for a violation...

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