Brown v. Provisional Government

Opinion oe the Court, by

Bickerton, J.

Tliis matter comes here on the following agreed statement of facts, and questions of law involved reserved for the consideration of this Court by W. Austin Whiting, First Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit:

Charles A. Brown, the plaintiff, on the 17th day of October, A. D. 1892, was the duly appointed assessor and collector of taxes for the First Division, to wit, the Island of Oahu; that previous to said date said plaintiff had held said office and performed the duties of the same for several years ; that on said date said plaintiff was…