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..... by the construction referred to, the subject attracted the attention of congress, and by the act of july 17th, 1862, [ footnote 5 ] it was provided that "the first section of the act approved august 6, 1861, entitled 'an act to increase the pay of privates in the regular army and in the volunteers in the service of the united states,' shall not be so construed ..... , after the passage of this act, as to increase the emoluments of the commissioned officers of the .....
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..... the subject forbade the trade, these prescribing that "commercial intercourse with localities beyond the lines of military occupation by the united states forces is strictly prohibited." by section 5 of the subsequent act of july 17, 1862, [ footnote 2 ] it was enacted: "that to insure the speedy termination of the present rebellion, it shall be the duty ..... mckee from the storehouse in which it was at the time of the purchase when, in twelve days after the purchase, the region being now overrun by the federal army, it was seized by a flotilla of the united states and, in the face of protest by the purchaser, brought to cairo and condemned. the propriety of ..... seizure of all the estate and property, money, stocks, credits, and effects of the persons hereinafter named in this section, and to apply and use the same and the proceeds thereof for the support of the army of the united states." the enumeration of persons includes any person hereafter holding an office or agency under the government .....
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..... , the government may now have in its hands moneys belonging to these contractors, to pay the drafts. i am of opinion also that under the sixth section of the act of may 1, 1820, it was competent for the secretary of war to accept bills of exchange in behalf of these contractors, and that if the ..... value received, pay to our own order at the bank of the republic, new york city, five thousand dollars, and charge to account of our contract for supplies for the army in utah." "russell, majors & waddell" "hon j. b. floyd, secretary of war" " [endorsement]" " russell, majors & waddell" " [acceptance]" "war department, november 28, 1859" "accepted: john b. ..... known as the "floyd acceptances" -- (certain acceptances on long time, made by the hon. j. b. floyd, secretary of war, of drafts drawn on him by army contractors before the services contracted for were received or the supplies to be furnished were delivered) -- were mere accommodation loans of the credit of the united states without authority, .....
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..... , at louisville, in october, 1864, and during the late rebellion, to buy hogs and enter into contracts for slaughtering and packing them to furnish pork for the army. on the 27th of october, simonds, for the united states, and speed made a contract by which the live hogs, the cooperage, salt, and other necessary materials ..... from a responsible person who produces the required article. these agreements shall expressly provide for their termination at such time as the commissary general may direct. " by an act of march 2, 1861, [ footnote 2 ] it is provided, that "all purchases and contracts for supplies or services in any of the departments of the government ..... be paid for it, making reasonable deductions for the less time engaged and for release from the care, trouble, risk, and responsibility attending its full execution. by an act of 14 april, 1818, [ footnote 1 ] "the commissary general and his assistants shall perform such duties in purchasing and issuing of rations as the president shall .....
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..... exceeding three-fourths of the market value thereof in the city of new york at the latest quotations known to the agent purchasing." section 9 of this act repealed so much of section 5 of the act of july 13, 1861, as made it lawful for the president to license or permit such trade by private citizens and traders ..... s. 8 wall. 185 185 (1868) united states v. lane 75 u.s. (8 wall.) 185 appeal from the court of claims syllabus 1. the 8th section of the act of july 2, 1864, which enacts that it shall be lawful for the secretary of the treasury, with the approval of the president, to authorize agents to purchase ..... army." regulation 8, as revised and published september 12, 1863, declared: "commercial intercourse with localities beyond the lines of military occupation by the united states forces is strictly prohibited, and no permit will be granted for the transportation of any property to any place under the control of insurgents against the united states." act of 1864 by the 4th section of an act .....
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..... four hundred dollars, required for his appearance. while thus confined, he retained the plaintiff as his attorney, to whom he expressed a willingness to enlist in the army or navy of the united states if the prosecution could be discontinued. the plaintiff thereupon proposed to the district attorney to dispose of the prosecution in this way. ..... held that he was not responsible in the action, and observed that without the existence of the principle that a judge administering justice shall not be liable for acts judicially done by action or prosecution, it was utterly impossible that there should be such a dispensation of justice as would have the effect of protecting the lives ..... instance of every party imagining himself aggrieved, and be called upon in a civil action in another tribunal, and perhaps before an inferior judge, to vindicate their acts. this exemption from civil action is for the sake of the public, and not merely for the protection of the judge. and it has been maintained by .....
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..... with the charter of the bank of tennessee, it follows that it was saved from repeal, and of course that the guaranty contained in the twelfth section of the act of its incorporation was still continued. that the legislature so understood it receives additional confirmation from the consideration that page 75 u. s. 62 this guaranty ..... petitioners, their petition not showing that they had themselves received the notes prior to either the statute of 1858, making the code having section 603; or the act of 1866, repealing the 12th section of the original charter. page 75 u. s. 55 mr. justice davis delivered the opinion of the court. the main question involved ..... managed to possess themselves of the state government. they issued its notes to an indefinite amount, advanced immense sums to the rebel state authorities, and when the federal army were approaching with superior power, left the bank, carrying with them its coin, and all its assets, except real estate and some uncollected debts. the bank .....
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..... for a convention of the people of the state was issued, signed by sixty-one individuals. the call was without authority, and revolutionary. under it, delegates were elected from some sections of the state, whilst in others no vote was taken. these delegates assembled in state convention, and, on the 1st of february, 1861, the convention adopted an ordinance " ..... coupons which may be in the treasury on any account, and use such funds or their proceeds for the defence of the state; " and passed an additional act repealing the act page 74 u. s. 706 which made an indorsement of the bonds by the governor of texas necessary to make them available in the hands of the holder. ..... it the duty page 74 u. s. 708 of the president to assign to each an officer of the army, and to detail a sufficient military force to enable him to perform his duties and enforce authority within his district. the act made it the duty of this officer to protect all persons in their rights, to suppress insurrection, disorder, .....
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..... suspended unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it." with these provisions in force as fundamental law, the first congress, by the 14th section of the act of september 24, 1789, [ footnote 1 ] to establish the judicial courts of the united states, after certain enactments relating to the supreme court, the circuit courts, ..... tried by the military commission, without a jury and without presentment or indictment by a grand jury, and that he was not and never had been connected with the army and navy of the united states or with the militia in active service in time of war or invasion. upon this case, the circuit court adjudged that the ..... of a trial before a military commission. page 75 u. s. 89 2. if the court possessed this jurisdiction, had it been taken away by the 2d section of the act of march, 1868? upon the suggestion of the attorney general, made in view of the importance of the questions which would probably arise if the case was brought .....
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..... uniform, and equip, " in the new england states, a force not exceeding six regiments, and his requisitions on the quartermaster's, ordnance, and other staff departments of the army were to be obeyed provided "the cost of such recruitment, armament, and equipment, did not exceed, in the aggregate, that of like troops now or hereafter raised for the ..... change in the contract was made at the request of the ordnance officer of the government. it was therefore for the accommodation of defendant. 3. this construction was acted upon at the time of major strong, the officer at whose suggestion it was made and who certified the account, and paid at that price for the first 2 ..... thus, and upon what it deemed a reasonable construction of the language of the amendment, gave to the amendment, having been that which the officer who suggested it had acted upon as the right one. the secretary of war, by an order, approved by the president, of the date of september 1, 1861, authorized general butler to " .....
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