United States v. Boyd
Supreme Court of the United States
IN error to the Circuit Court' of the United States for the Southern .District of Mississippi. Gordon D. Boyd was duly appointed a Receiver of Public Moneys.for the district of lands subject to sale at Columbus, in the state of Mississippi, for the term of four years from tlie 27th day of December, 1836. On the 15th of June, 1837, he gave a bond in the penal sum of two hundred thousand dollars, jointly and severally with Samuel Rossdale and others, the defendants in error in…
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IN error to the Circuit Court' of the United States for the Southern .District of Mississippi. Gordon D. Boyd was duly appointed a Receiver of Public Moneys.for the district of lands subject to sale at Columbus, in the state of Mississippi, for the term of four years from tlie 27th day of December, 1836. On the 15th of June, 1837, he gave a bond in the penal sum of two hundred thousand dollars, jointly and severally with Samuel Rossdale and others, the defendants in error in the present suit. The condition of the bond was, that, whereas the President of the United States had, pursuant to law,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Catron
This was an action of debt brought upon a bond with the following recital and condition, dated June 15th, 1837:
“ The condition of the foregoing obligation is such, that whereas the President of the United States hath, pursuant to law, appointed the said Gordon D. Boyd, Receiver of Public Moneys for the- district of lands subject to sale at Columbus, in the' state of Mississippi, for the term of four years from the 27th dav of December, 1836.
“ Now,- therefore, if the said Gordon D. Boyd shall faithfully execute and discharge the duties of his office, then the above obligation to be void and of…
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