Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, Volume 7; Volume 32Published for John Conrad and Company, 1854 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... a captain of the navy for the performance of certain duties , was correctly construed by the head 7p 1 69f 120 Тр 1 731 807 Τρ 1 7р 90f 62 1 181 308 [ United States v . Macdaniel . ] of the VOL . VII . - A 1 1 THE DECISIONS ...
... a captain of the navy for the performance of certain duties , was correctly construed by the head 7p 1 69f 120 Тр 1 731 807 Τρ 1 7р 90f 62 1 181 308 [ United States v . Macdaniel . ] of the VOL . VII . - A 1 1 THE DECISIONS ...
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... duties would not have been so specially stated in this act , if they had been considered by congress as coming within the ordinary duties of an agent for the navy yard at Washington , under the act of 1804. But independent of this ...
... duties would not have been so specially stated in this act , if they had been considered by congress as coming within the ordinary duties of an agent for the navy yard at Washington , under the act of 1804. But independent of this ...
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... duties . " The defendant then gave in evidence to the jury the certificate of B. W. Crowninshield , then secretary of the navy , of the 3d May , 1817 , and his account against the United States , allowed by Smith Thompson , then ...
... duties . " The defendant then gave in evidence to the jury the certificate of B. W. Crowninshield , then secretary of the navy , of the 3d May , 1817 , and his account against the United States , allowed by Smith Thompson , then ...
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... duties in the fourth auditor's office , to examine the accounts of defendant , and reported the accounts in question ; that the same commission was claimed by defendant in these accounts , as had been charged and allowed in all his ...
... duties in the fourth auditor's office , to examine the accounts of defendant , and reported the accounts in question ; that the same commission was claimed by defendant in these accounts , as had been charged and allowed in all his ...
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... navy purposes . The navy agents , although not established by any particular law , have been recognized in various acts of congress . Their duties are [ United States v . Macdaniel . ] doubtful ; A 2 5 JANUARY TERM , 1833 . 6.
... navy purposes . The navy agents , although not established by any particular law , have been recognized in various acts of congress . Their duties are [ United States v . Macdaniel . ] doubtful ; A 2 5 JANUARY TERM , 1833 . 6.
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