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Cunard Steamship Company, Ltd., et al. v. Andrew W. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury, et al.1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 May 2017

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Judicial Decisions Involving Questions of International Law
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , July 1923 , pp. 563 - 572
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 1923

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Footnotes

1

The complete list of appellants in these cases, brought on appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York, follows: 659, The Cunard Steamship Company, Ltd.; 660, The Oceanic Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.; 661, International Navigation Co., Ltd.; 662, Compagnie Generale Transatlantique; 666, The Netherlands American Steam Navigation Co. (Holland America Line); 667, Liverpool, Brazil and River Plate Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.; 668, The Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.; 669, United Steamship Company of Copenhagen (Scandinavian American Line); 670, The Pacific Steam Navigation Co.; 678, Navigazione Generale Italiana; 693, International Mercantile Marine Co.; 694, United American Lines, Inc., et al.

References

2 The second section says: “ The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.” For its construction, see United States v. Lanza (December 11, 1922).

3 The Act contains a provision ( 1 of Title II) showing that it uses the word “ persons” as including “ associations, copartnerships and corporations” when the context does not indicate otherwise.

4 Section 3, Act November 23,1921, c. 134, 42 Stat. 222.

5 The pertinent portion of section 20 of Title III, relating to the Canal Zone, is as follows:

“ Sec. 20. That it shall be unlawful to import orintroduceintotheCanalZone, ortomanufacture, sell, give away, dispose of, transport, or have in one's possession or under one's control within the Canal Zone, any alcoholic, fermented, brewed, distilled, vinous, malt, or spirituous liquors, except for sacramental, scientific, pharmaceutical, industrial, or medicinal purposes, under regulations to be made by the President, and any such liquors within the Canal Zone in violation hereof shall be forfeited to the United States and seized: Provided, That this section shall not apply to liquor in transit through the Panama Canal or on the Panama Railroad.”