 | Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Elijah W. Meddaugh, William Jennison, Hovey K. Clarke, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, William Dudley Fuller, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper - Law reports, digests, etc - 1916 - 806 pages
...employment in the case of United States v. Maurice, 2 Brock. (US) 96, 103 Fed. Cas. No. 15,747, as follows: "Although an office is an 'employment,' it does not...follow that every employment is an office. A man may be certainly employed under a contract, express or implied, to do an act, or perform a service, without... | |
 | United States. Court of Claims - Law reports, digests, etc - 1858 - 998 pages
...Marshall to be satisfied of tin's. In the United States vs. Maurice, (2 Brock., j03,) he says, " an office is defined to be a public charge or employment, and he who performs the duty of an office is an officer. If employed on the part of the United States, he is an officer of... | |
 | Indiana. General Assembly. Senate - Indiana - 1863 - 850 pages
...p. 96, inquires: " Is the Agent of Fortifications an officer of the United States?" and says, " An office is defined to be a public charge or employment, and he who performs the duties of an office is an officer. If employed on the part of the United States, he is an officer of the United... | |
 | Robert S. Blackwell - Tax-sales - 1864 - 724 pages
...is necessary, in order to determine the question, especially as the authorities are conflicting. An office is defined to be, a public charge or employment ; and he who performs the duties of that office, is an officer.2 There is no such thing known to the law as an office de facto,3 nor can... | |
 | Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1867 - 652 pages
...States. " An office," says Marshall, CJ " is a public charge or employment, and he who performs the duty of the office is an officer. If employed on the part...United States, he is an officer of the United States." 2 Brock. 102. Cleiks in post offices are the " inferior officers," whose appointMelcher v. City of... | |
 | Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1867 - 1310 pages
...States. " An office," says Marshall, CJ " is a public charge or employment, and he who performs the duty of the office is an officer. If employed on the part...United States, he is an officer of the United States." 2 Brock. 102. Cleiks in post offices are the " inferior officers," whose appointMelcher t>. City of... | |
 | Robert S. Blackwell - Tax-sales - 1869 - 740 pages
...is necessary, in order to determine the question, especially as the authorities are conflicting. An office is defined to be, a public charge or employment ; and he who performs the duties of that office is an officer.2 There is no such thing known to the law as an office de facto,3 nor can... | |
 | Robert S. Blackwell - Tax-sales - 1869 - 738 pages
...order to determine the question, especially as the authorities are conflicting. An office is denned to be, a public charge or employment ; and he who performs the duties of that office is an officer.2 There is no such thing known to the law as an office de facto? nor can... | |
 | Robert Dewey Benedict, Benjamin Lincoln Benedict - Law reports, digests, etc - 1870 - 624 pages
...Why is he not an officer ? Chief Justice Marshall (United States v. Maurice, 2 Brock. 103) says: "An office is defined to be a public charge or employment,...officer of the United States. Although an office is employment, it does not follow that every employment is an office. A man may be employed under a contract,... | |
 | Michigan. Legislature. Senate - Michigan - 1871 - 1004 pages
...nullity. This eminent judge says: "Is the agent of fortifications an officer of the United States? An office is defined to be 'a public charge or employment,'...the office is an officer. If employed on the part of th. United States, he is an officer of the United States. Although an office is an employment, it does... | |
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an employment" it does not follow that every employment is an office. A man may be employed under a contract, express or implied, to do an act, or perform a service, without becoming an officer. But if... 
