 | Joseph Story - 1868 - 384 pages
...civil cases at least, to possess an official inviolability. In the exercise of his political powers, he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country, and to his own conscience. His decision, in relation to these powers, is subject to no control ; and... | |
 | John Norton Pomeroy - Constitutional law - 1868 - 588 pages
...United States the President is invested th certain important political powers, in the exercise of which is to use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his intry in his political character, and to his own conscience, aid him in the performance of these duties,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1869 - 802 pages
...nature of the act. He then argues, that by the Constitution the President is invested with certain political powers, in the exercise of which he is to use his own discretion, and for which he is accountable only to his country and his conscience, and that he has officers }x> aid... | |
 | 1910 - 1076 pages
...United States in the case of Marbury vs. Madison, and was there applied to the President's powers : By the Constitution of the United States the President...of these duties he is authorized to appoint certain officers, who act by his authority and in conformity with his orders." ' But we are not left to deduce... | |
 | Benjamin Robbins Curtis, Alexander James Dallas, William Cranch, United States. Supreme Court, Henry Wheaton, Richard Peters, Benjamin Chew Howard - Law reports, digests, etc - 1870 - 708 pages
...difficulty in laying down the rule. By the constitution of the United States, the president is [ * 166 ] invested with certain important political powers,...these duties, he is authorized to appoint certain officers, who act by his authority and in conformity with his orders. In such cases their acts are... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1870 - 800 pages
...nature of the act. He then argues, that by the Constitution the President is invested with certain political powers, in the exercise of which he is to use his own discretion, and for which he is accountable only to his country and his conscience, and that he has officers to aid... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1872 - 854 pages
...Justice examines the question of liability, and holds, 1st, that the President is invested with certatn important political powers, in the exercise of which...his country in his political character and to his conscience ; and, 2d, that where the members of his cabinet " aid him in the performance of these duties,"... | |
 | United States. Department of Justice - Attorneys general's opinions - 1922 - 710 pages
...opinion of Chief Justice Marshall in the case of Marbury v. Madison, 1 Cranch (US). 137, 165: " By the Constitution of the United States, the President...these duties, he is authorized to appoint certain officers, who act by his authority, and in conformity with his orders. In such cases, their acts are... | |
 | Adolphe de Pineton marquis de Chambrun - Constitutional history - 1874 - 318 pages
...ought to be classed in this category. He established on this subject the following distinction : " By the Constitution of the United States the President...the performance of these duties he is authorized to apppoint certain officers, who act by his authority and in conformity with his orders." "In such cases... | |
 | Law - 1875 - 722 pages
...entertained for a moment." Marbury v. Madison, i Cranch, 279. Again, in the same case, it is said : " By the constitution of the United States the President...powers, in the exercise of which he is to use his own discrecretion, and is accountable only to his country, in his political character, and to his own conscience.... | |
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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. 
