By the Constitution of the United States the President is invested with certain important political powers, in the exercise of which he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience. Military Laws of the United States (Army). - Page 11by United States - 1898Full view - About this book
| California. Supreme Court - 1906 - 854 pages
...and is responsible onlv to the country in his political character and to his own conscience, said : " To aid him in the performance of these duties, he is authorized to appoint certain officers, who McCauley v. Brooks. act by his authority and in conformity with his orders. In such cases their acts... | |
| Charles Zebina Lincoln - 1907 - 256 pages
...elaborate opinion, from which the following observations are quoted : "By the Constitution of the United States, the President is invested with certain important...authorized to appoint certain officers, who act by his authority and in conformity with his orders. "In such cases, their acts are his acts ; and whatever... | |
| Westel Woodbury Willoughby, John Archibald Fairlie, Frederic Austin Ogg - 1908 - 718 pages
...the Constitution of the United States," says Chief Justice Marshall in the case, Marbury v. Madison, "the president is invested with certain important...his political character and to his own conscience. * * * "Where the heads of departments are the political or confidential agents of the executive, merely... | |
| John Huston Finley, John Franklin Sanderson - 1908 - 372 pages
...powers, thus stated the position of the heads of the departments: "By the Constitution of the United States the President is invested with certain important...exercise of which he is to use his own discretion and is answerable only to his country in his political character and to his own conscience. To aid him in... | |
| Charles Grove Haines - 1909 - 194 pages
...Chief Justice Marshall in the case of Marbury vs. Madison said, " by the Constitution of the United States, the President is invested with certain important...his political character and to his own conscience." 1 It was also held that " where the heads of departments are the political or confidential agents of... | |
| Canal Zone. Supreme Court - 1909 - 524 pages
...vs. Madison (1 Cr. 137; 2 L. Ed. 60) Chief Justice Marshall said: By the Constitution of the United States the President is invested with certain important...discretion and is accountable only to his country in-his political character and to his own conscience. To aid him in the performance of those duties... | |
| David Kemper Watson - 1910 - 960 pages
...Justice Marshall in commenting upon the power of the President, said: "By the Constitution of the United States, the President is invested with certain important...authorized to appoint certain officers, who act by his authority and in conformity with his orders. "In such cases their acts are his acts; and whatever... | |
| 1910 - 1090 pages
...Marbury vs. Madison, and was there applied to the President's powers : By the Constitution of the United States the President is invested with certain important...authorized to appoint certain officers, who act by his authority and in conformity with his orders." ' But we are not left to deduce the judgment of the... | |
| Westel Woodbury Willoughby - 1910 - 900 pages
...from judicial control. In Marbury v. Madison,1 Marshall says : " By the Constitution of the United States, the President is invested with certain important...the performance of these duties, he is authorized to U Cr. 137; 2 L. ed. 60. [909] officers, who act by his authority, and in confontordera. In such cases... | |
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