Decisions of the First Comptroller in the Dept. of the TreasuryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1882 - Finance, Public |
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Page xvii
... proper Comptroller is not " subject to be changed or modified " by any executive or judicial authority , but gives a right to payment , if the proper appropriation exists , subject only to the con- trol of Congress up to the time of ...
... proper Comptroller is not " subject to be changed or modified " by any executive or judicial authority , but gives a right to payment , if the proper appropriation exists , subject only to the con- trol of Congress up to the time of ...
Page xxvi
... proper Auditor to whom he shall make applica- tion , in all matters relating to the prosecution of his claim in this tri- bunal of original jurisdiction . b . The First and Second Comptrollers , and the Commissioner of Cus- toms ...
... proper Auditor to whom he shall make applica- tion , in all matters relating to the prosecution of his claim in this tri- bunal of original jurisdiction . b . The First and Second Comptrollers , and the Commissioner of Cus- toms ...
Page xxvii
... proper from the decision of the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post - Office Department to the First Comptroller , " whose decision . [ thereon ] shall be conclusive . " ( Rev. Stat . , 270. ) The original and appellate jurisdiction ...
... proper from the decision of the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post - Office Department to the First Comptroller , " whose decision . [ thereon ] shall be conclusive . " ( Rev. Stat . , 270. ) The original and appellate jurisdiction ...
Page xxviii
... proper parties to be brought before the court , are all subjects upon which there are valuable element- ary treatises and numerous reported cases . In the prosecution of claims in the Treasury Department there are no such formal ...
... proper parties to be brought before the court , are all subjects upon which there are valuable element- ary treatises and numerous reported cases . In the prosecution of claims in the Treasury Department there are no such formal ...
Page xxxi
... proper executive officers : If it has been once heard and determined by the proper officer , there can be no propriety in opening it anew . This rule is well settled , and ought to be strictly ad hered to . There must be an end at some ...
... proper executive officers : If it has been once heard and determined by the proper officer , there can be no propriety in opening it anew . This rule is well settled , and ought to be strictly ad hered to . There must be an end at some ...
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Page 242 - The head of each department is authorized to prescribe regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the government of his department, the conduct of its officers and clerks, the distribution and performance of its business, and the custody, use. and preservation of the records, papers, and property appertaining to it.
Page 126 - ... shall be absolutely null and void, unless they are freely made and executed in the presence of at least two attesting witnesses, after the allowance of such a claim the ascertainment of the amount due, and the Issuing of a warrant for the payment thereof. Such transfers, assignments, and powers of attorney, must recite the warrant for payment, and must be acknowledged by the person making them, before an officer having authority to take...
Page 346 - I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
Page 426 - Vessels built within the United States and belonging wholly to citizens thereof; and vessels which may be captured in war by citizens of the United States and lawfully condemned as prize, or which may be adjudged to be forfeited for a breach of the laws of the United States...
Page 218 - ... unless such employment is authorized and payment therefor specifically provided in the law granting the appropriation, and then only for services actually rendered in connection with and for the purposes of the appropriation from which payment is made, and at the rate of compensation usual and proper for such services.
Page xxii - that the laws of the several States, except where the Constitution, treaties, or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law in the courts of the United States, in cases where they apply.
Page 222 - Treasury, are not sufficient to prevent the introduction of such diseases into the United States, or Into one State or Territory or the District of Columbia...
Page 125 - All transfers and assignments made of any claim upon the United States, or of any part or share thereof, or interest therein, whether absolute or conditional, and whatever may be the consideration therefor, and all powers of attorney, orders, or other authorities for receiving payment of any such claim or...
Page xxxviii - Whenever any claim is made against any Executive Department, involving disputed facts or controverted questions of law, where the amount in controversy exceeds three thousand dollars, or where the decision will affect a class of cases, or furnish a precedent for the future action of any Executive Department in the adjustment of a class of cases, without regard to the amount involved in the particular case, or where any authority, right, privilege, or exemption is claimed or denied under the Constitution...
Page 51 - All proceeds of sales of old material, condemned stores, supplies, or other public property of any kind...