United States v. Lawson
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Court of Claims. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cluteord
the court.
Compensation to collectors of the customs from the organization of the government to the present time has been chiefly derived from certain enumerated fees, commissions, and allowances, to which is added a prescribed sum, called salary, much less than a reasonable compensation for the service required of the officer. 1 Stat. 64, 316, 627, 786.
Sufficient appears to show that by these several acts certain enumerated fees and commissions were made payable to the collectors of the customs, and that they were also entitled to certain proportions of fines, penalties, and forfeitures. By…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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