Bartlett v. United States
United States Court of Claims
On the Proofs. ■ The Reporters7 statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claimant was appointed May 28, 1881, disbursing clerk in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, by written appointment, and gave bonds, of which the following are copies: “ Treasury Department, . “ OEEIOE OE THE SECRETARY, “ JDiv. of Appointments, Washington, I). G., May 28,1881..
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On the Proofs. ■ The Reporters7 statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The claimant was appointed May 28, 1881, disbursing clerk in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, by written appointment, and gave bonds, of which the following are copies: “ Treasury Department, . “ OEEIOE OE THE SECRETARY, “ JDiv. of Appointments, Washington, I). G., May 28,1881.. “ Mr. G-eorcíe A. Bartlett, “ Olerlc of Glass Four : “ Sir : You are hereby promoted and appointed a disbursing* clerk in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury with compensation at…
1Opinion of the Court
Bichardson, Oh. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court:
The claimant, a disbursing clerk in the office of the Secretary ■of the Treasury, alleges in his petition that at divers times since •his appointment as such he was appointed and directed, by au-*397tboritv in writing by the Secretary of the Treasury, to be disbursing agent 1 o disburse appropriations for public buildings and grounds; and that as such disbursing agent he disbursed and paid out large sums of money, for which he claims a commission of three-eighths of 1 per cent.
He relies mainly, if not wholly, upon 'the following provision…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Collins v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1879
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- Bartlett v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1904