 | United States. Supreme Court - 1867 - 732 sider
...think, a confounding of the terms ministerial and executive, which are by no means equivalent in import. A ministerial duty, the performance of which may,...conditions admitted or proved to exist, and imposed by law. The case of Marbury v. Madison, Secretary of Stale* furnishes an illustration. A citizen had been nominated,... | |
 | 1868 - 542 sider
...equivalent in import. A ministerial duty, the performance of which may, in proper cases, be required of a head of a department by judicial process, is one in...arising under conditions admitted or proved to exist, or imposed by law. After citing some cases of merely ministerial duty, the Chief Justice proceeds as... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - 1868 - 532 sider
...duty, the performance of which may, in proper cases, be required of a head of a department by jndicial process, is one in respect to which nothing is left...arising under conditions admitted or proved to exist, or imposed by law." After citing some cases of merely ministerial duty, the Chief Justice proceeds... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - 1868 - 532 sider
...in import. A ministerial duty, the performance of which may, in proper cases, be required of a bead of a department by judicial process, is one in respect...discretion. It is a simple, definite duty, arising uuder conditions admitted or proved to exist, or imposed by law. After citing some cases of merely... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1869 - 802 sider
...us this clear definition of a ministerial duty in the relation in which we have been considering it: "A ministerial duty, the performance of which may...nothing is left to discretion. It is a simple, definite dut}-, arising under circumstances admitted or proved to exist and imposed by law." The action of the... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1870 - 800 sider
...us this clear definition bf a ministerial duty in the relation in which we have been considering it: "A ministerial duty, the performance of which may...discretion. It is a simple, definite duty, arising under circumstances admitted or proved to exist and imposed by law." The action of the officers of the land... | |
 | 1888 - 564 sider
...before the courts of the State. His duty is doubtless a ministerial one, which has bean defined to be " a simple, definite duty, arising under conditions admitted or proved to exist and imposed by law." State of Miss. v. Johnson, 4 Wall. 408. These conditions do not exist inthepresent case until the relators... | |
 | Edward McPherson - 1871 - 678 sider
...confounding of the terms "ministerial" and "executive," which are by to means equivalent in import. A ministerial duty, the performance of which may in...arising under conditions admitted or proved to exist or imposed by law. that the performance of this duty might be enforced by mandamus issued from a court... | |
 | William Whiting - 1871 - 736 sider
...think, a confounding of the terms ministerial and executive, which ure by no means equivalent in import. required of the head of a department, by judicial...conditions admitted or proved to exist, and imposed by law. The case of Marbury v. Madison, Secretary of State," furnishes an illustration. A citizen had been... | |
 | Edward McPherson - 1871 - 670 sider
...executive," which are by EO means equivalent in import. A ministerial duty, the performance of which Clay r property of persons of color shall be put in issue,...where the violence, fraud, or injury alleged shall be or imposed by law. The case of Marbury гч. Madison, Secretary of State, furnishes an illustration.... | |
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A ministerial duty, the performance of which may, in proper cases, be required of the head of a department, by judicial process, is one in respect to which nothing is left to discretion. It is a simple, definite duty, arising under conditions admitted... 
