Allen v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of this case as found by the court: I. The claimant, John J. Allen, has been a commissioner of the Circuit Court of the United States and chief supervisor of election for the eastern district of New York since the year 1874, duly qualified, and is still acting. II.
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of this case as found by the court: I. The claimant, John J. Allen, has been a commissioner of the Circuit Court of the United States and chief supervisor of election for the eastern district of New York since the year 1874, duly qualified, and is still acting. II. In connection with the Congressional election of 1886 he performed the duties as chief supervisor of election under the provisions of title 26 of the Devised Statutes of the United States known as “ The Elective Franchise,” in addition to the duties as a circuit…
1Opinion of the CourtWeldon, J.
From the year 1874 to the commencement of this suit the claimant was a commissioner of the Circuit Court of the United States for the eastern district of New York, and chief supervisor of said district, under the provisions of title No. 26, Eevised Statutes, entitled “ Elective Franchise.”
As such supervisor, he performed certain duties and made certain disbursements for the expenses of his office, the nature and character of which are shown by the findings.
The petition alleges the services to have been “ for entering and indexing the records of persons registered and of voters, being records…
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