. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. DECIDED k<»??.<»^. ??<»^<#-=^<»^<»^.'yr»!)'^r»>'^^'^r»>'^r»>'^r»>'fef»!>' J I DUTY OUT IN HALF, flr^^ jj Court Acts on Importer's Appeal. For the future, or until an act of Congress makes a change, the duty on tulip bulbs will be 50 cents per thour sand. The court of last resort has so decided. The United States Court of Customs Appeals has rendered its decision in the case of the appeal of Maltus & Ware, of New York, from a decision of the Board of United States General Ap- praisers upholding the assessment of
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. DECIDED k<»??.<»^. ??<»^<#-=^<»^<»^.'yr»!)'^r»>'^^'^r»>'^r»>'^r»>'fef»!>' J I DUTY OUT IN HALF, flr^^ jj Court Acts on Importer's Appeal. For the future, or until an act of Congress makes a change, the duty on tulip bulbs will be 50 cents per thour sand. The court of last resort has so decided. The United States Court of Customs Appeals has rendered its decision in the case of the appeal of Maltus & Ware, of New York, from a decision of the Board of United States General Ap- praisers upholding the assessment of the collector of customs, who held certain tulip bulbs to be dutiable at the rate of $1 per thousand under the second clause of paragraph 210 of the Tariff Act of October 3, 1913. The importers claimed that the sixth clause thereof, known as the catch-all provision, providing a duty of 50 cents per thousand, was ap- plicable to the importation. Text of the Decision. In a decision handed down by Judge Barber, the Court of Customs Appeals states: "The determination of the issue re- quires not only an examination of para- graph 210 but its predecessor, paragraph 263 of the Act of 1909, as well, and we here insert them: 210. Orchids, palms, Azalea Indlca, and cut flowers, preserved or fresh, 25 per centum ad valorem; Illy of the valley pips, tulips, nar- cissus, begonia, and gloxinia bulbs. $1 per thou- sand; hyacinth bulbs, astllbe, dlelytra, and Illy of the valley clumps, | per thousand; Illy bulbs and calla bulbs or corms, $5 per thousand; herbaceous peony. Iris Kaempferl or Germanlca, canna, dahlia and amaryllls bulbs. $10 per thou- sand: all other bulbs, roots, root stocks, corms, and tubers, which are cultivated for their flowers or foliage, 50 cents per thousand: Provided, That all mature mother flowering bulbs Imported ex- clusively for propagating purposes shall be ad- mitted free of duty. 263. Orchids, palms, azaleas, and all other decorative or greenh
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