Tariff Act of December 22, 1870
- sugar above 10 D. S., not above 13 D. S. subject to tariff of 2¼c per pound effective immediately after December 22, 1870 ⟨under Tariff Act of July 14, 1870, as amended by Tariff Act of December 22, 1870⟩
Sugars above 10 D. S., not above 13 D. S., 2¼c per pound
judge verdicts (4)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The exact quote 'Sugars above 10 D. S., not above 13 D. S., 2¼c per pound' appears verbatim in the Tariff act July 14, 1870 section, and the timing of January 1, 1871 aligns with the passage's note that the act was 'to be effective on and after December 31, 1870, which means January 1, 1871.'
- qualifier_fidelity 0.60 fail — VIEWPOINT: The claim attributes the statement to 'author' but the passage presents this as legislative text from the Tariff Act itself, not an authored opinion or interpretation - should be 'Tariff Act of July 14, 1870' or similar source, not 'author'. TIME: The claim specifies 'after January 1, 1871' but the passage indicates the July 14, 1870 Act was 'effective on and after December 31, 1870, which means January 1, 1871' - however, it was also 'Later amended by tariff act of December 22, 1870, to be effective immediately', which complicates the effective date. The claim should clarify that this tariff language applied from December 22, 1870 (per the amending act that was effective immediately), not simply 'after January 1, 1871'. CONTEXT: The claim correctly identifies the Tariff Act of July 14, 1870 as context, though it should note the December 22, 1870 amendment that affected its implementation. These qualifier issues prevent a passing score.
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage under the Tariff act of July 14, 1870, as amended by the tariff act of December 22, 1870, which specifies that 'Sugars above 10 D. S., not above 13 D. S., 2¼c per pound.'
- qualifier_fidelity 0.85 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The quote appears verbatim and supports the tariff rate. However, there is a minor temporal qualifier issue: the passage states the July 14, 1870 act was 'to be effective on and after December 31, 1870, which means January 1, 1871. Later amended by tariff act of December 22, 1870, to be effective immediately.' The claim's 'effective immediately after December 22, 1870' is slightly imprecise - the passage indicates the December 22 act became effective 'immediately' (not 'after' that date), meaning it took effect on December 22, 1870 itself, not after it. The valid_from date of 1870-12-22 is correct, but the 'when' phrasing should be 'effective immediately from December 22, 1870' rather than 'after December 22, 1870' to be fully precise. All other qualifiers (viewpoint, stance, sentiment, context, and quote) are accurate and faithful to the passage.