 But it would be an alarming 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 in such cases, the duty and responsibility...  Lawyers' Reports Annotated - Page 2371898Full view - About this book
 | United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1838 - 850 pages
...the President But it would, be an alarming doctrine, that congress, cannot impose upon any executive officer any duty they may think proper, which is not...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
...Court, remarks, " That it would be an alarming doctrine, that Congress cannot impose upon any executive officer, any duty they may think proper, which is...President ; and this is emphatically the case where the duty enjoined is of a mere ministerial character." 12 Peters, 610. If it is competent for the Legislature... | |
 | 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
...the President. But it would be an alarming doctrine that Congress cannot impose upon any executive officer any duty they may think proper which is not...President. And this is emphatically the case where the duty enjoined is of a mere ministerial character." In United States v. Elaine, 139 US 306, where... | |
 | 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
...the President. 15ut it would beau alarming doctrine, that Congress cannot impose upon any executive officer any duty they may think proper, which is not...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...President. And this is emphatically the case where the duty enjoined is of a mere ministerial character." In the Knoi County Commissioner's case (24 How.,... | |
 | United States. Circuit Courts, Albert J. Brunner - Law reports, digests, etc - 1884 - 772 pages
...the President. But it would be an alarming doctrine that Congress cannot impose upon any executive officer any duty they may think proper, which is not...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
...But it would bean alarming doctrine, that Congress cannot impose upon any executive officer any dut}r they may think proper, which is not repugnant to any...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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