DECEMBER TERM, 1853. By the Tariff Act of 1846, a duty of thirty per cent. ad valorem is imposed upon articles included within schedule C; amongst which are "clothing ready made and wearing apparel of every description; of whatever material composed, made up, or manufactured, wholly or in part by the tailor, sempstress, or manufacturer. By schedule D a duty of twenty-five per cent. only is imposed on manufactures of silk, or of which silk shall be a component material, not otherwise provided for;
OCTOBER TERM, 1874. 1. A statute is to be interpreted not only by its exact words, but also by its apparent general purpose. If its general purpose have plain reference to one class of persons, it will not include a single individual in a distinct class, though the mere words might include him. 2. The Botanical Garden, at Washington, a long-established public garden, and regarded by various acts as under the immediate direction and control of the Joint Library Committee of Congress, is a different
Petition for immediate relative or preference status. The consular officer may not issue a visa to an alien as an immediate relative entitled to status under 201(b), a family-sponsored immigrant entitled to preference status under 203(a)(1)-(4), or an employment-based preference immigrant entitled to status under INA 203(b)(1)-(5), unless the officer has received a petition filed and approved in accordance with INA 204 or official notification of such filing and approval. 22 C.F.R. §42.42 56 FR 49682