Court : US Supreme Court
Decided on : Jan-01-1841
..... charge, produced in a great measure by the appointment of civil engineers and their attendants; besides, the act of 3 march, 1835, expressly prohibits any extra allowance whatsoever to any officer of the army. see act entitled" "an act making additional appropriations for the delaware breakwater and for certain harbors and removing obstructions in and at the ..... but which mainly turns upon the consideration whether the treasury department had a right to deduct the pay and emoluments of the defendant, as a general of the army, and while he was chief engineer, by setting them off against the balance reported against him, on account of his superintendency of forts monroe and calhoun. ..... has such an effect or which contains any such prohibition or denial. it is true that the act of 16 march. 1802, ch. 9, which provided for the organization and establishment of the corps of engineers, in one of its sections ( 27) declares "that the said corps, when so organized, shall be stationed at west point .....
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Decided on : Jan-01-1841
..... the president to require any military officer of the united states to execute the duties of an indian agent." the 13th section further provides, that "the duties required by any section of this act, of military officers, shall be performed without any other compensation than their actual traveling expenses." dr. minis being a surgeon ..... its true merits. the first instruction asked embraces the question what is the true construction of the first section of the act of 3 page 40 u. s. 445 march 1835, ch. 303, entitled "an act making certain additional appropriations for the delaware breakwater, and for certain harbors, and removing obstructions in and ..... in the army, was appointed disbursing agent for removing and subsisting the cherokee indians, and has been allowed a compensation for his .....
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Decided on : Jan-01-1841
..... metz and aaron ross, their heirs and assigns, all my estate, property and effects whatsoever, to, for and upon the uses, trusts and purposes designated by the act entitled 'an act relating to insolvent debtors,' passed 16 june a.d. 1836. witness my hand and seal this 11 january, a.d. 1839." "robert milnor [l.s.]" ..... claim was pending before congress, when the assignment was made, and the insolvent discharged. he claimed the money as then due from the united states, and the act of congress admits the fact. nevertheless, the answer insists, "that the remuneration was asked as a boon, and respondent has understood and believed, was advocated and ..... where the assignment took place. the application was made to the court of common pleas of philadelphia county, 24 december 1838. according to the requirements of the insolvent act, there was presented, "a statement of all the estate, effects and property of the petitioner, wheresoever situate and of whatsoever kind." he says "your petitioner has .....
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