United States v. Crosthwaite
Citations
- 168 U.S. 375
- 18 S. Ct. 107
- 42 L. Ed. 507
- 1897 U.S. LEXIS 1731
Syllabus
<p>Attorneys and counsellors specially employed to render legal services for the United States cannot, under existing legislation, be compénsated for such services in the absence of the certificate of the Attorney General required by Rev: Stat. § 365; and if he fails or refuses to give such certificate, Congress alone can provide for compensation.</p> <p>One who receives a commission as special assistant to a District Attorney for particular cases, or for a single term of court, or. for a limited time, is not an Assistant District Attorney within the meaning of Rev. Stat. § 365, and therefore the certificate of the Attorney General prescribed therein is a prerequisite to the allowance of compensation.</p>
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- construes Act of June 22, 1870, 16 Stat. 162, 164, c. 25 §§ 16-17, Rev.Stat. §§ 363 — 366, as intending to “protect the treasury from the expense incident to the employment of special counsel”
- construes Act of June 22, 1870, 16 Stat. 162, 164, c. 25 §§ 16-17, Rev.Stat. §§ 363-366, as intending to ‘protect the treasury from the expense incident to the employment of special counsel’
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Judges: Harlan
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