Luce v. United States

This case is ruled by the cases of McLean, JSTeff, and Bachelor, (8 C. Cls. R., 217, 233, 235,) which were decided in favor of the claimants. These decisions were acquiesced in by the Attorney-General, no appeal having been taken, and they settle the law applicable to all like cases in this court.

The claimant herein was surveyor of customs, performing the duties of collector, at Louisville, in the_State of Kentucky, one *230of the non-enumerated ports referred to in the tenth section of the Act May 7,1822, from May 10,1869, to June 30, 1871, both days inclusive, being two years and fifty-two days.