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SMITH v. JACKSON

No. 457.

246 U.S. 388 (1918)

38 S.Ct. 353

62 L.Ed. 788

SMITH, AUDITOR OF THE PANAMA CANAL, v. JACKSON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 15, 1918.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Benjamin F. Harrah for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Joseph W. Bailey for defendant in error.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the court.

Congress provided for a district court of the Canal Zone, the appointment of a judge and the salary attached to the office. (Act of August 24, 1912, c. 390, 37 Stat. 565, § 8.) In due course the salary fixed was definitely appropriated for. It is apparent that some controversy arose as to whether the Auditor of the Canal Zone had the power to refuse to give effect to the act of Congress fixing and appropriating...

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