Deseret Evening News | 1903-05-05 | Page 9 | Rebates to Sugar Importers

S TO IU IC U H S Circuit cm eu an aim Important New No York May In 4 An Important de ds t cia Ion wag handed down don today toay by y United States Circuit Judge Ju go Townsend which If It confirmed by b the time United Stat circuit court of ot appeals will cost the government many mummy hundreds of ot thou timous ands of dollars In rebates relates paid to sugar Importers In ISIS 1898 the tue American Sugar company and other concerns appealed from the time action of time the collector ot ur the port rt In assessing duty on a I certain test teat of sugars Imported the as nt be being beIng betag ing tag made under the time jl tent test returned by the tIme appraisers claim claimIng Ing timed that the governments point test was erroneous and excessive owing to an alleged Incorrect method of oC tet test t tIng lag Ing as pa lS prescribed by time the th de tIe department deI I Tho Time board confirmed the collector and und the Importers brought suit BUIt claiming under tho the new pro lO provision vision Islon ot of the tho th act net of ot un the tho ho government methods ot of testing by lIy hue has resulted erroneously and In the cease conse consequent quent exaction of or excessive duties Judge Townsend derided decided derde that the gov gou government government method of or testing te Un Introduced In un 1197 was Improper and should have ha conformed lowed hewed to time tho tl practise formerly fol followed followed