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LEWIS v. UNITED STATES

No. 197.

244 U.S. 134 (1917)

LEWIS, EXECUTRIX OF LEWIS, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 21, 1917.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. L. Russell Alden and Mr. Edward F. Colladay for appellant.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Thompson for the United States.

MR. JUSTICE DAY, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.

Section 2207 of the Revised Statutes provided for the appointment of a surveyor general for the surveying district of Louisiana; § 2208 fixed his salary at the sum of $2,000 a year; § 2217 fixed the term of office at four years from the date of the commission unless the incumbent should resign, die or be removed from office...

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