Dunwoody v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts as found by the court: I. April 5, 1879, claimant was appointed by the National Board of Health the chief clerk of that Board, with compensation at the rate of $100 per month, dating from April 3, 1879. June 5,1879, he was nominated by the Board to the Secretary of the Treasury as disbursing clerk of the Board.
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts as found by the court: I. April 5, 1879, claimant was appointed by the National Board of Health the chief clerk of that Board, with compensation at the rate of $100 per month, dating from April 3, 1879. June 5,1879, he was nominated by the Board to the Secretary of the Treasury as disbursing clerk of the Board. June 6,1879, the Acting Secretary of the Treasury sent claimant the following communication: “ Upon the recommendation of the National Board of Health you are hereby appointed a disbursing agent of this Department for…
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.
The National Board of Health was established by an act approved March 3,1879 (Supp. Rev. Stat., § 480, and 20 Stat. L., 484), which provided for seven members, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, whose compensation, “ during the time when actually engaged in the performance of their duties,” was to be $10 per diem each and reasonable expenses; certain officers of the Government were also to participate in the work without compensation, and the duties of the Board were defined as being to obtain information upon all matters affecting the public…
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