Repetti v. United States

Nott, Ch. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court: •

This case has been referred by the Secretary of the Treasury under the Bowman Act (Act 3d March, 1883, 22 Stat. L., p. 485, sec. 2) for the determination of certain questions of statutory construction which have been thus formulated by the Assistant Comptroller of the Treasury:

“ 1. Is the act of May 26, 1900, relating to officers of the General Staff, general and permanent legislation in the same sense that the act of January 12, 1899, has been held by the court to be permanent legislation, applicable as well to' the officers who were…