Excerpt from Official Opinions of the Attorneys General of the United States, Vol. 5: Advising the President and Heads of Departments, in Relation to Their Official DutiesThis opinion is in accordance with that given by the At. Torney General on the 3lst of July, 1845, in the case of the paymasters and medical staff of the army, who were entitled to the pay and emoluments of field officers, but, by reason of this proviso, were held not entitled to the forage of three horses. There is no substantial ground of distinction be tween the two cases.I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.