Dennison v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. This was a petition by the Chief Supervisor for the Northern District of New Tork for fees and disbursements connected with the general election of 1890, amounting to $16,612.79, of which $2752.60 were disallowed by the Treasury Department ; for like fees and disbursements connected with the general election of 1892, amounting to $18,998.94, of which $2581.75 were disallowed ; and also for fees connected with the examination of witnesses to…
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. This was a petition by the Chief Supervisor for the Northern District of New Tork for fees and disbursements connected with the general election of 1890, amounting to $16,612.79, of which $2752.60 were disallowed by the Treasury Department ; for like fees and disbursements connected with the general election of 1892, amounting to $18,998.94, of which $2581.75 were disallowed ; and also for fees connected with the examination of witnesses to show that certain supervisors, who had been appointed in the city of Troy to attend a Congressional election in 1888 had…
1Opinion of the Court
Mn. Justice Shown
delivered the opinion of the court.
The duties of Chief Supervisors are prescribed by statute.. Eev. Stat. § 2020 and § 2026. Their fees are also fixed by statute. § 2031. To entitle a supervisor to a valid claim' against the Government he must make it appear that the services performed were required by the letter of the former sections, or were such as were actually and necessarily performed in the proper execution of the duties therein prescribed. It must also appear that his charges therefor are covered by the latter section, or if they are not fixed in the very words of…
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