| Illinois. Supreme Court - 1915 - 718 pages
...substantially the same characteristics, without regard to the character of the services rendered. "An office is a public station or employment conferred by the appointment of government. The term embraces the ideas of tenure, duration, emolument and duties. The employment of the defendant was in the public... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - 1870 - 852 pages
...the question raised here by counsel. WRIT OF ERROR DISMISSED. UNITED STATES v. HARWELL. 1. An office is a public station or employment, conferred by the appointment of government ; and embraces the ideas of tenure, duration, emolument, and duties. Accordingly, a person in the public... | |
| United States. Court of Claims - 1928 - 760 pages
...employee of the State of New York. The court in the Metcalf case said : "An office is a public station conferred by the appointment of Government. The term...the idea of tenure, duration, emolument, and duties fixed by law. Where an office is created, the law usually fixes its incidents, including its terms,... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - 1870 - 840 pages
...the question raised here by counsel. WRIT OF ERROR DISMISSED. UNITED STATBS v. HARTWELL. 1. An office is a public station or employment, conferred by the appointment of government ; and embraces the ideas of tenure, duration, emolument, and duties. Accordingly, a person in the public... | |
| Utah. Supreme Court, Albert Hagan, John Augustine Marshall, John Maxcy Zane, James A. Williams, Joseph M. Tanner, George L. Nye, John Walcott Thompson, August B. Edler, Alonzo Blair Irvine, Harmel L. Pratt, William S. Dalton, H. Arnold Rich - 1905 - 618 pages
...temporary employment in some one particular matter. In US v. Hartwell, 6 Wall. 385, it is said: "An office is a public station or employment conferred by the appointment of government. The term embraces the ideas of tenure, duration, emolument and duties. A government office is different from a government... | |
| Utah. Supreme Court, Albert Hagan, John Augustine Marshall, John Maxcy Zane, James A. Williams, Joseph M. Tanner, George L. Nye, John Walcott Thompson, August B. Edler, Alonzo Blair Irvine, Harmel L. Pratt, William S. Dalton, H. Arnold Rich - 1884 - 550 pages
...and per diem allowed by statute. In United States v. Hartwdl, C Wall. 393, the court say: "An office is a public station, or employment, conferred by the appointment of government. The term embraces the ideas of tenure, duration, employment, and duties." Mr. Bouvier in his dictionary defines office to... | |
| Utah. Supreme Court, Albert Hagan, John Augustine Marshall, John Maxcy Zane, James A. Williams, Joseph M. Tanner, George L. Nye, John Walcott Thompson, August B. Edler, Alonzo Blair Irvine, Harmel L. Pratt, William S. Dalton, H. Arnold Rich - 1904 - 598 pages
...might safely be done, or strictly, as must be done, is he an officer of the United States! "An office is a public station, or employment, conferred by the appointment of Government. The term embraces the ideas of tenure, duration, emolument and duties." United States v. Hartwell, 6 Wall. 385; Mechem on... | |
| Irving Browne - 1880 - 638 pages
...clerks in such manner. The court say, in that case, that the clerk was a public officer ; that an office is a public station or employment, conferred by the appointment of Government ; and that the term embraces the ideas of tenure, duration, employment and duties. A receiver of a... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - 1881 - 948 pages
...considered was before us in United States v. Hartwell, 6 id. 385. It was there said that " an office is a public station or employment conferred by the appointment of government. The term embraces the ideas of tenure, duration, emolument, and duties. ... A government office is different from a government... | |
| 1881 - 556 pages
...considered was before us iu The United States v. Hartwett, 6 Wall. 393. It was there said that "an office is a public station or employment conferred by the appointment of government. The term embraces the ideas of tenure, duration, emolument and duties." * * * "A government office is different from a government... | |
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