United States v. Cerecedo Hermanos Y Compañia
Citations
- 209 U.S. 337
- 28 S. Ct. 532
- 52 L. Ed. 821
- 1908 U.S. LEXIS 1707
Syllabus
<p>When the meaning of a statute is doubtful the construction given by the department charged with its execution should be given great weight. Robertson v. Downing, 127 TJ. S. 607; United States v. Healy, 160 U. S. - 136.</p> <p>The reenactment by Congress, without change, of a statute which had previously received long continued executive construction, is an adoption by Congress of such construction. United States v. Falk, 204 U. S. 143.</p> <p>Par. 296 of the Tariff Act of July 11, 1897, construed in accordance with Treasury decisions.</p>
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- “[T]he reenactment by Congress, without change, of a statute which had previously received long continued executive construction, is an adoption by Congress of such construction.”
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Judges: McKenna, White, Peckham
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