United States v. Smith
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri
Action on the oflicial bond of A. R. Smith as special Indian agent. • Sections 886 and 2077, Rev. St. TJ. S., referred to in the opinion, are as follows: Sec. 886. “ When suit is brought, in any ease of delinquency of a- revenue officer, or other person accountable for public money, a transcript from the books and proceedings of the t reasury department, certified by the register, and authenticated under the seal of the department, or, when the suit involves the accounts of…
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Action on the oflicial bond of A. R. Smith as special Indian agent. • Sections 886 and 2077, Rev. St. TJ. S., referred to in the opinion, are as follows: Sec. 886. “ When suit is brought, in any ease of delinquency of a- revenue officer, or other person accountable for public money, a transcript from the books and proceedings of the t reasury department, certified by the register, and authenticated under the seal of the department, or, when the suit involves the accounts of the war or navy departments, certified by the auditors respectively charged with the examination of those accounts, and…
1Opinion of the CourtThayer, J.
This is an action on a bond given by the defendants to secure the faithful performance by A. R. Smith of his duties as special Indian agent under an appointment made in October, 1881. The breaches assigned are that Smith failed to account for $497.15 of public moneys intrusted to him for disbursement, and that he failed to account for public property that came into his possession of the value of $1,777.03. The testimony on the part of the government is contained in a treasury transcript certified by the register and secretary of the treasury pursuant to section 886 of the Revised Statutes of…
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