Glavey v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of tbe case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claimant, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Orleans, La., was, on the 17th day of April, 1891, duly appointed, pursuant to Revised Statutes, section 4415, to the office of local inspector of hulls of steam vessels for the dis-triot of New Orleans, La., and on April 21,1891, be accepted said appointment and duly qualified by taking the prescribed oath of…
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The Reporters’ statement of tbe case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claimant, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Orleans, La., was, on the 17th day of April, 1891, duly appointed, pursuant to Revised Statutes, section 4415, to the office of local inspector of hulls of steam vessels for the dis-triot of New Orleans, La., and on April 21,1891, be accepted said appointment and duly qualified by taking the prescribed oath of office and by forwarding the* same together with the official bond prescribed by law therefor to the Treasury Department.…
1Opinion of the CourtHowry, J.
This is an action to recover salary amounting to $6,010.90, which, under the act of August 7, 1882 (22 Stat. L., 346), was provided for the payment of a special inspector of foreign steam vessels. The time for which salary is claimed covers three years and two days.
While the claimant was holding the office and performing the duties of local inspector of hulls of steam vessels at the port of New Orleans, and receiving the salary thereof, $2,250 per annum, the Secretary of the Treasury sent the claimant a letter, as follows:
“Treasury Department,
“Ofeice of the Secretary,
Washington, D. G., May…
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