United States v. McDermott
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEALS PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF .THE UNITED ■ STATES FOK THE DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. This action was brought by McDermott for the recovery of certain sums claimed to be due him for services as Commissioner of the Circuit Court for the District of Kentucky, and also for his fees as Chief Supervisor of Elections during the. months of October and November, 1888. The petition set out in full tlm services for which the several charges were-made, to which the district attorney…
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APPEALS PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF .THE UNITED ■ STATES FOK THE DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. This action was brought by McDermott for the recovery of certain sums claimed to be due him for services as Commissioner of the Circuit Court for the District of Kentucky, and also for his fees as Chief Supervisor of Elections during the. months of October and November, 1888. The petition set out in full tlm services for which the several charges were-made, to which the district attorney interposed a demurrer, raising only questions of law as to the legality of the several charges. Upon the hearing before the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
No question was made as to petitioner’s appointment as Commissioner and Chief Supervisor, nor as to his account having been duly approved by the court, as required’by the act of Congress of February 22, 1875, 18 Stat. 333, c. 95, and forwarded to the department at Washington. That the services had actually been performed was also admitted by the district attorney. Errors are assigned, however, by the Attorney General, to the allowance of the following items of commissioner’s fees:
1. For drawing oaths of 369 supervisors, at 15 cents per folio; for administering each oath, 10 cents; and for his…
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