Ferguson v. Arthur

Citations

• 117 U.S. 482
• 6 S. Ct. 861
• 29 L. Ed. 979
• 1886 U.S. LEXIS 1864

Syllabus

<p>Under §2504, Schedule M. of the Revised Statutes (p. 480, 2d ed.), “Henry’s Calcined Magnesia,” imported in glass bottles, is liable to a duty of 50 per cent; ad valorem, as being a medicinal preparation, récommended to the public as a proprietary medicine, and not to a duty of 12 cents per pound, as calcined magnesia, under the same section and schedule (p. 477).</p>