United States v. Babbit
Supreme Court of the United States
"Writ of error to-the District Court of the United States foe tbe district of Iowa. The United States brought debt against LysanderW. Babbit and his sureties on his official bond as register of the land office at Kanesville, Iowa.
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"Writ of error to-the District Court of the United States foe tbe district of Iowa. The United States brought debt against LysanderW. Babbit and his sureties on his official bond as register of the land office at Kanesville, Iowa. Babbit was commissioned on the 6th of April, 1853; áñd held his office until the 20th of October, 1856, to which time his accounts were adjusted by, the accounting officers of the treasur}7, showing a balance against him of $9,816 24. This amount consisted of fees received by him for locating military bounty land warrants under the acts of February 11, 1847,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swayne
This was an action in the court below, upon the official bond of the defendant, Babbit, as register of the land office at Kanesville, in the State of Iowa. The bond bears date on the 9th day of May, 1853. The petition, we are advised, is according to the practice in the courts of that State. It sets out a copy of the bond, and alleges, as a breach, that Babbit, “as such receiver, and by virtue of his office, to wit, from the 6th day of April, 1853, to the 20th day of October, 1856, received, as fees for the location of military bounty land warrants, under the provisions of the acts of…
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