 There are certain political duties imposed upon many officers in the executive department, the discharge of which is under the direction of the President. But it would be an alarming doctrine, that congress cannot impose upon any executive officer any...  The Northeastern Reporter - Page 1901919Full view - About this book
 | United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1838 - 850 pages
...doctrine, that congress, cannot impose upon any executive officer any duty they may think proper, which is not repugnant to any rights secured and protected...are subject to the control of the law, and not to thfe direction of the President And this is emphatically the case, where the duty enjoined is of a... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1850 - 660 pages
...doctrine, that Congress cannot impose upon any executive officer, any duty they may think proper, which is not repugnant to any rights secured and protected...duty enjoined is of a mere ministerial character." 12 Peters, 610. If it is competent for the Legislature to impose on the Governor the performance of... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1850 - 688 pages
...Cwngress cannot impose upon any eatecurivo officer, any duty they may think proper, wfeich ift-not repugnant to any rights secured and. protected by...control of the law, and not to the direction of the Presidout ; and this is emphatically the case where the dufy enjoined is of n mere ministerial character."... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1913 - 710 pages
...doctrine that Congress cannot impose upon any executive officer any duty they may think proper which is not repugnant to any rights secured and protected...duty enjoined is of a mere ministerial character." In United States v. Elaine, 139 US 306, where a writ of mandamus was asked to be awarded against the... | |
 | Orlando Bump - Constitutional law - 1878 - 474 pages
...upon any executive officer any duty it may think proper, which is not repugnant to any right which is secured and protected by the Constitution; and in...responsibility grow out of and are subject to the control of law. Kendall v. US 12 Pet. 524; s. C. 5 Cranch CC 163 ; Marbury v. Madison, 1 Cranch, 137. Congress... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1881 - 868 pages
...doctrine, that Congress cannot impose upon any executive officer any duty they may think proper, which is not repugnant to any rights secured and protected by the Constitution; and his duty and responsibility in such cases grow out of and remain subject to the control of the law,... | |
 | David Dudley Field - Law - 1884 - 532 pages
...Congress can not impose upon any executive officer any duty they may think proper, which is not repngnant to any rights secured and protected by the Constitution...duty enjoined is of a mere ministerial character." In the Knoi County Commissioner's case (24 How., 383), it was declared by Mr. Justice Grier, delivering... | |
 | United States. Circuit Courts, Albert J. Brunner - Law reports, digests, etc - 1884 - 772 pages
...doctrine that Congress cannot impose upon any executive officer any duty they may think proper, which is not repugnant to any rights secured and protected...the Constitution ; and in such cases the duty and the responsibility grow out of, and are subject to, the control of the law, and not to the direction... | |
 | 1887 - 1038 pages
...doctrine, that Congress cannot impose upon any executive officer any dut}r they may think proper, which is not repugnant to any rights secured and protected...the law, and not to the direction of the President." In that ease the granting of the writ had been resisted upon the ground of want of authority in the... | |
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