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Macmath v. Macmath, 248 U.S. 151 (1918)
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Macmath v. Macmath, 248 U.S. 151 (1918)
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MacMath v. MacMath No. 79 Argued November 22, 1918 Decided December 9, 1918 248 U.S. 151
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS
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Revised Statutes § 2621 authorizes collectors to employ, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, weighers at the several ports, and does not prescribe their number; the Act of July 26, 1866, c. 269, § 3, 14 Stat. 289, fixes their salaries at $2,500; Rev.Stats. § 2634 authorizes the Secretary to fix the number and compensation of clerks to be employed by any collector. M received successive appointments as clerk "to act as acting U.S. weigher" at compensations less than $2,500 per annum, and took oath as such. Held that the fact that he was assigned, and performed, the duties of weigher did not place him in that office and entitle him to it salary.
51 Ct.Clms. 36 affirmed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Macmath v. Macmath, 248 U.S. 151 (1918) in 248 U.S. 151 248 U.S. 152. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4TZQ5L8LGI547BL.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Macmath v. Macmath, 248 U.S. 151 (1918), in 248 U.S. 151, page 248 U.S. 152. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4TZQ5L8LGI547BL.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Macmath v. Macmath, 248 U.S. 151 (1918). cited in 1918, 248 U.S. 151, pp.248 U.S. 152. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4TZQ5L8LGI547BL.
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