Grady v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the United States Court of Appeals in the Indian Territory. '• -William- E. Weeks,- one of the plaintiffs in error, executed to the United States his bond as postmaster at Hartskorne, Ind. T., with John M. Grady and James E. Ereeney, the other plaintiffs in error, as his sureties.
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In Error to the United States Court of Appeals in the Indian Territory. '• -William- E. Weeks,- one of the plaintiffs in error, executed to the United States his bond as postmaster at Hartskorne, Ind. T., with John M. Grady and James E. Ereeney, the other plaintiffs in error, as his sureties. The condition of the bond was as follows: -“Now, the conditions of this obligation are such that, if'the=said William F. Weeks shall faithfully discharge all the duties and trusts imposed on him, either by law or the rules and regulations of the post-office department of the United States, then the above…
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, Circuit Judge
Section 3834 of the Revised Statutes of the United States provides:
“Every postmaster, before entering upon tlie duties of his office, shall give bond, with good and approved security, and in such penalty as llie postmaster-general shall deem sufficient, conditioned for the faithful discharge of all duties and trusts imposed on him either by law or the rules and regulations of the department; and where an office is designated as a money-order office, the bond of the postmaster shall contain an additional condition for the faithful performance of all duties and obligations in connection with…
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