U.S. Supreme Court

United States v. Averill, 130 U.S. 335 (1889)

United States v. Averill

No. 23

Argued April 26, 1888

Decided April 15, 1889

130 U.S. 335

APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT

OF THE TERRITORY OF UTAH

Syllabus

Under §§ 823 and 839 of the Revised Statutes, the clerk of a district court in the Territory of Utah is not entitled, for his personal compensation, over and above office expenses, to more than $3,500 a year.

This view is not affected by the provisions of § 7 of the Act of June 23, 1874, c. 469, 18 Stat. 253, or those of § 1883 of the Revised Statutes.