...question, other than those to which you refer. The Revised Statutes, section 1756, provides that — "Every person elected or appointed to any office of honor...profit, either in the civil, military, or naval service, excepting the President and the persons embraced bv the section following, shall, before entering upon...

...63d Article of War.2 Such persons are, however, obliged to take the oath of office required of every person elected or appointed to any office of honor...profit either in the civil, military, or naval service ; ' they are entitled to pensions the same as officers of the army ; 4 to be saluted and to give orders...

...by section 1756, Eevised Statutes?" My answer to that is, no. Sections 1756 and 1757 apply to "every person elected or appointed to any office of honor...either in the civil, military, or naval service." In my judgment the clerks who receive the payments under this joint resolution are not in any sense...

...OFFICE. i 1. The Act of July 2, 1862, now contained in Sec. 1756, Rev. Sts., requires that " every person elected or appointed to any office of honor...profit, either in the civil, military or naval service," (with certain exceptions stated,) shall, before entering upon the duties of such office, take and subscribe...

...1789—1 S ta t., 24, sec. 4). The Revised Statutes contain the following provisions: "SEC. 1756. Every person elected or appointed to any office of honor...profit, either in the civil, military, or naval service, excepting the President and the persons embraced by the section following, ghall,beforc entering upon...

...repealed; and hereafter the oathtf be taken by any person elected or appointed to any office of honor "t profit either in the civil, military, or naval service, except the President" the United States, shall be as prescribed in section seventeen hundred anil fifty-seven of the Revised...

...of the Revised Statutes be, and the same is hereby, repealed ; and hereafter the oath to be taken by any person elected or appointed to any office of honor...civil, military, or naval service, except the President of the United States, shall boas prescribed in section seventeen hundred and fiftyseven of the Revised...

...the Revised Statutes bo and the ваше is hereby repealed; and hereafter the oath to be taken by any person elected or appointed to any office of honor or profit, cither in the civil, military, or naval service, except the President of the United States, shall be...

...oath. By the act of May 13, 1884, chapter 46, it is declared that thereafter the oath to be taken by any person elected or appointed to any office of honor...civil, military, or naval service, except the President of the United States, shall be as prescribed in section 1757, Revised Statutes ; and it is further...

...and sworn to, as follows : Oath prescribed by act of Congress approved May 13,, 1884, to be iaken by any person elected or appointed to any office of honor...profit either in the civil, military, or naval service of the United States (except the President of the United States) : I, , do solemnly that I will support...