Official Opinions of the Attorneys General of the United States: Advising the President and Heads of Departments in Relation to Their Official Duties, Volume 1R. Farnham, 1852 - Administrative law |
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Page 145
... rank and the respect due to the representatives of sovereigns . They may be so ; but , to all necessary purposes , they are suf- ficiently large . All their out - buildings and enclosures are pro- tected by the laws of the country , in ...
... rank and the respect due to the representatives of sovereigns . They may be so ; but , to all necessary purposes , they are suf- ficiently large . All their out - buildings and enclosures are pro- tected by the laws of the country , in ...
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... be supposed , then , that the commanding officer - holding the rank of a captain , too , in the navy was to take up his habitation in the cabin of a House Rent of Commanding Officer at Navy - yard . 160 HON . CÆSAR A. RODNEY.
... be supposed , then , that the commanding officer - holding the rank of a captain , too , in the navy was to take up his habitation in the cabin of a House Rent of Commanding Officer at Navy - yard . 160 HON . CÆSAR A. RODNEY.
Page 162
... rank , has a house free of rent . The building , it is true , belongs to the United States ; but that does not vary the question . Is not the superior officer equally entitled to as comfortable a mansion , upon common principles of ...
... rank , has a house free of rent . The building , it is true , belongs to the United States ; but that does not vary the question . Is not the superior officer equally entitled to as comfortable a mansion , upon common principles of ...
Page 165
... rank of gen- eral officers ; all general officers shall be appointed and com- missioned by Congress . " By an act of Congress under the present constitution of the United States , passed on the 7th August , 1789 , entitled " An act to ...
... rank of gen- eral officers ; all general officers shall be appointed and com- missioned by Congress . " By an act of Congress under the present constitution of the United States , passed on the 7th August , 1789 , entitled " An act to ...
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... ranks of his country a constitution already impaired , or rankling with the germ of maladies that afterwards do nothing more than ripen into activity ; these will form occasions for caution , or for an entire exclusion from the bounty ...
... ranks of his country a constitution already impaired , or rankling with the germ of maladies that afterwards do nothing more than ripen into activity ; these will form occasions for caution , or for an entire exclusion from the bounty ...
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Page 91 - An act in addition to the act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States," which does abridge the freedom of the press, is not law, but is altogether void and of no effect.
Page 166 - And the Governor, legislative Council, and House of Representatives shall have authority to make laws in all Cases for the good government of the district not repugnant to the principles and articles in this ordinance established and declared.
Page 72 - To be free, is to live under a government by law. The liberty of the press consists in printing without any previous license, subject to the consequences of law.
Page 304 - And he is to observe and follow such orders and directions, from time to time...
Page 414 - That where any revenue officer or other person hereafter becoming indebted to the United States, by bond or otherwise, shall become insolvent, or where the estate of any deceased debtor in the hands of executors or administrators shall be insufficient to pay all the debts due from the deceased, the debt due to the United States shall be first satisfied...
Page 91 - States as before defined ; and in every case in which any process issuing out of any court of the United States shall be disobeyed or resisted by any person or persons having the custody of any vessel of war, cruiser, or other armed vessel of any foreign prince...
Page 646 - For the benefit and comfort of the Indians, and for the prevention of injuries or oppressions on the part of the citizens or Indians, the United States in Congress assembled shall have the sole and exclusive right of regulating the trade with the Indians, and managing all their affairs in such manner as they think proper.
Page 433 - Where a law is plain and unambiguous, whether it be expressed in general or limited terms, the Legislature should be intended to mean what they have plainly expressed, and consequently no room is left for construction.
Page 104 - Previous to the organization of the General Assembly the Governor shall appoint such magistrates and other civil officers in each county or township as he shall find necessary for the preservation of the peace and good order in the same.
Page 313 - And be it further enacted, That the collectors of the customs be, and they are hereby, respectively authorized and required to detain any vessel manifestly built for warlike purposes...