United States v. Foster
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of this court under the Criminal Appeals Act of 1907 and the construction of statutes regulating the pay of postmasters and the power of the Postmaster General to make regulations in -regard thereto, are stated in the opinion. This court has no jurisdiction under the act of March 2, 1907. No statute was construed or interpreted by the court below.
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ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of this court under the Criminal Appeals Act of 1907 and the construction of statutes regulating the pay of postmasters and the power of the Postmaster General to make regulations in -regard thereto, are stated in the opinion. This court has no jurisdiction under the act of March 2, 1907. No statute was construed or interpreted by the court below. United States v. George, 228 U. S. 14, 19. The whole case resolved itself into the question of the power to enact the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
Indictment in two counts for conspiracy to defraud the United States, and to violate certain provisions of the postal laws. The object of the conspiracy and the manner of its execution are in substance,' as charged in the indictment in the first count, as follows: Harold A. Foster was postmaster of the United States post-office at North Brookfield, Massachusetts, a second class office. The salary of the office was fixed by the Postmaster General, pursuant to law and the regulations established by him, at $2,000 a year, the salary being based and ascertained upon the gross receipts of the…
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