Hormann, Schutte & Co. v. United States

Citations

• 153 F. 868
• 1907 U.S. App. LEXIS 4466

Syllabus

<p>1. Customs Duties — Classification—Button Molds — Button Shanks.</p> <p>The provision in Tariff Act July 24,1897, c. 11, § 1, Schedule N, par. 414, 30 Stat. 190 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1674], for “button molds,” includes articles commercially known as button shanks, consisting of pairs of metal disks so constructed that when a piece of cloth is placed on top of one of the disks, and they are subjected to pressure, a cloth-covered button is produced.</p> <p>2. Same — Metal Button Molds.</p> <p>Tariff Act July 24, 1897, c. 11, § 1, Schedule N, par. 414, 30 Stat. 190 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1674], provides that “buttons * * * and button molds * * * shall pay duty at the following rates,” and the schedule of rates then prescribed mentions only “buttons.” Held, that this provision for “buttons” should be construed as though reading “buttons and button molds,” and that metal button molds should pay the rate assigned to metal buttons.</p>