Official Opinions of the Attorneys General of the United States: Advising the President and Heads of Departments in Relation to Their Official Duties, Volume 11R. Farnham, 1869 - Attorneys general's opinions |
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... given case , under the terms of the statute , it seems clear that there can be no resort in any such case from the Auditor to the Secretary of the Treasury . The Auditor , by the terms of his authority , acts independently of his proper ...
... given case , under the terms of the statute , it seems clear that there can be no resort in any such case from the Auditor to the Secretary of the Treasury . The Auditor , by the terms of his authority , acts independently of his proper ...
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... given by Bristol to them ? ” Upon the case stated , I have no doubt at all about the propriety of paying the money to Foster & Thompson . To refuse to do it would be to deny the right of Bristol to choose his own agents and attorneys ...
... given by Bristol to them ? ” Upon the case stated , I have no doubt at all about the propriety of paying the money to Foster & Thompson . To refuse to do it would be to deny the right of Bristol to choose his own agents and attorneys ...
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... given to the argument of Commodore Wilkes attentive consideration , but I find nothing to disturb this conclusion . The question you have submitted is , not what proportion of the prize money is due to Commander Wy- man , nor whether ...
... given to the argument of Commodore Wilkes attentive consideration , but I find nothing to disturb this conclusion . The question you have submitted is , not what proportion of the prize money is due to Commander Wy- man , nor whether ...
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... given , and the usage of the naval service gave the command of the ship to the officer next in rank to the detached commander . If then Commodore Wilkes chose to assume the duties of an office which neither law nor usage , nor the ...
... given , and the usage of the naval service gave the command of the ship to the officer next in rank to the detached commander . If then Commodore Wilkes chose to assume the duties of an office which neither law nor usage , nor the ...
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... given . And it may be added , that if it be open to subsequent consideration and reversal , the same principle would entitle a dissatisfied party to demand any number of reconsidera- tions and decisions , so that the subject would ...
... given . And it may be added , that if it be open to subsequent consideration and reversal , the same principle would entitle a dissatisfied party to demand any number of reconsidera- tions and decisions , so that the subject would ...
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Page 323 - States, and no others, for the purpose of altering or amending the constitution thereof; and with authority to exercise, within the limits of said State, all the powers necessary and proper to enable such loyal people of the State of North Carolina to restore said State to its constitutional relations to the Federal Government...
Page 60 - That sections numbered sixteen and thirty-six in every township of public lands in said state, and where either of said sections, or any part thereof, has been sold or otherwise been disposed of, other lands, equivalent thereto and as contiguous as may be, shall be granted to said state for the use of schools.
Page 205 - The arms, artillery, and public property to be parked and stacked, and turned over to the officers appointed by me to receive them. This will not embrace the side-arms of the officers nor their private horses or baggage. This done, each officer and man will be allowed to return to his home, not to be disturbed by United States authority so long as they observe their paroles and the laws in force where they may reside.
Page 509 - For this purpose they shall apply to the competent tribunals, judges, and officers, and shall in writing demand said deserters, proving by the exhibition of the registers of the vessels, the rolls of the crews, or by other official documents that such individuals formed part of the crews; and, this reclamation being thus substantiated, the surrender shall not be refused.
Page 227 - Also to the ninth and tenth sections of an act entitled "An act to suppress insurrection, to punish treason and rebellion, to seize and confiscate the property of rebels, and for other purposes," approved July 17, 1862, and which sections are in the words and figures following: "SEC.
Page 184 - An act [to amend an act entitled an act] to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes, approved July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
Page 393 - If any one or more of the citizens of either party shall infringe any of the articles of this treaty, such citizens shall be held personally responsible for the same, and the harmony and good correspondence between the two nations shall not be interrupted thereby ; each party engaging in no way to protect the offender, or sanction such violation.
Page 227 - President was thereby authorized at any time thereafter, by proclamation, to extend to persons who may have participated in the existing rebellion, in any State or part thereof, pardon and amnesty, with such exceptions and at such times and on such conditions as he may deem expedient for the public welfare...
Page 338 - Second. To have succession for the period of twenty years from its organization unless it is sooner dissolved according to the provisions of its articles of association, or by the act of its shareholders owning two-thirds of its stock, or unless its franchise becomes forfeited by some violation of law.
Page 201 - No land shall be purchased on account of the United States, except under a law authorizing such purchase.