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United States v. Sweet, 189 U.S. 471 (1903)
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United States v. Sweet, 189 U.S. 471 (1903)
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United States v. Sweet No. 236 Argued and submitted April 15, 1903 Decided April 27, 1903 189 U.S. 471
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS
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An officer of volunteers in the United States Army who tenders his resignation and is honorably discharged is not entitled to travel pay and commutation of subsistence, under Rev.Stat. § 1289, as amended by the Act of February 27, 1877, c. 69, 19 Stat. 243, from the place of his discharge to where he was mustered in.
This decision is in accord with the settled practice of the War Department and the Treasury, which has been to deny these allowances when the officer or soldier is discharged at his own request for his own pleasure or convenience. The weight of a contemporaneous and long continued construction of a statute by those charged with its execution is well recognized in cases open to reasonable doubt.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Sweet, 189 U.S. 471 (1903) in 189 U.S. 471 189 U.S. 472. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7Q6XCS5VSTVRZJB.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Sweet, 189 U.S. 471 (1903), in 189 U.S. 471, page 189 U.S. 472. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7Q6XCS5VSTVRZJB.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Sweet, 189 U.S. 471 (1903). cited in 1903, 189 U.S. 471, pp.189 U.S. 472. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7Q6XCS5VSTVRZJB.
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