Hitch v. United States
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Petition by Charles P. Hitch, marshal of the Southern district of Illinois, for fees claimed by him, and disallowed by the comptroller for official services. Facts. First. The petitioner entered upon the discharge of his official duties May 27, 1889. He rendered his accounts monthly and quarterly. They were duly ap-•prored by this court in tlie presence of the district attorney.
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Petition by Charles P. Hitch, marshal of the Southern district of Illinois, for fees claimed by him, and disallowed by the comptroller for official services. Facts. First. The petitioner entered upon the discharge of his official duties May 27, 1889. He rendered his accounts monthly and quarterly. They were duly ap-•prored by this court in tlie presence of the district attorney. And the compensation actually received by him, together with the amounts claimed hy him in this proceeding, would not amount to the maximum compensation allowed him' ny law 1011 any of the calendar years involved.…
1Opinion of the Court
ALLEN District Judge
(after stating the facts). It will be observed that these several disallowances may be divided into separate classes, as follows: Class 1. For serving mandates of commissioners to produce before them convicts applying for discharge under section 3042, Rev. St, $180. Class 2. For discharging poor convicts, under section 1042, when ordered by the commissioner after the hearing provided for by that section, $47. Class 3. For attendance upon commissioners, on hearing, in cases of poor convicts, under section 1042, Rev. St., $102. Class 4. For mileage from Springfield to…
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