MR. JUSTICE MATTHEWS delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action against the collector of the port of Philadelphia by importers to recover an alleged illegal excess of duties exacted by and paid to him. There was a verdict for $856.56 in favor of the plaintiffs, and judgment rendered thereon, to reverse which this writ of error is prosecuted.
The goods which were the subject of the duty were velvet ribbons made of silk and cotton, of which silk...
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