Cooper v. Dobson
Citations
- 157 U.S. 148
- 15 S. Ct. 568
- 39 L. Ed. 652
- 1895 U.S. LEXIS 2184
Syllabus
<p>Under Schedule K, clause 2, of the tariff act of March 3, 1883, c. 120, all hair of the alpaca, goat, and other like animals, is subjected to a uniform duty of ten cents a pound; and goat’s hair is not comprehended in the clause relating to hair “ not specially provided for.”</p>
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- “As the order of the words in the act of 1890 is ‘camel, goat, alpaca,’ it is obvious that [C]ongress, in that act, did not have in view the existence of such an animal as an ‘alpaca goat.’”
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