 | 1907 - 1184 sider
...pledging himself in any degree in antagonism to his trust. A public officer is one to whom is delegated some of the sovereign functions of government, to be exercised by him for the public benefit He acts only for the public ; and the public are represented, in this instance, only... | |
 | Ohio. Supreme Court - 1905 - 830 sider
...confirmed by law, by which an individual is invested with some portion of the sovereign functions of the government to be exercised by him for the benefit of the public. Mechem on Public Office and Officers, sec. 1 ; State ex rel. v. Brennan, 49 Ohio St., 33. The probate... | |
 | 1905 - 1312 sider
...enduring at Ше pleasure of the creating power, an ludlridual is Invested with some portion of the functions of government, to be exercised by him for" the benefit of the public. As here used, the word 'office' is to be distinguished from its application to such positions as are... | |
 | Michigan. State Banking Department - 1914 - 748 sider
...the creating power, an individual, is invested with some portion of the sovereign functions of the government, to be exercised by him for the benefit of the public." (Mechem on Public Officers. Sec. 1.) And he points out two essentials: First, The delegation of sovereign... | |
 | William John Tossell - 1909 - 958 sider
...application to public officers are at once plain and strong. A public officer is one to whom is delegated some of the sovereign functions of government, to be exercised by him for the public benefit. He acts only for the public ; and the public are represented in the instance only by... | |
 | William John Tossell - 1915 - 754 sider
...of the creating power, &n individual is invested with some portion of the sovereign functions of the government, to be exercised by him for the benefit of the public. The individual so invested is a public officer." It differs, ns I will show and as the authorities... | |
 | William John Tossell - 1905 - 892 sider
...pleasure of the creating power, an individual is invested with some part of the sovereign functions of the government to be exercised by him for the benefit of the public. The individual so invested is a public officer." In 23 Am. & Eng. Law (2 ed.) 322, under title "Public... | |
 | 1898 - 566 sider
...office from an employment or contract is that the creation and conferring of an office involve the delegation to the individual of some of the sovereign functions of government, to bexercised by him for the benefit of the public — that some portion of the sovereignty of the country,... | |
 | 1898 - 890 sider
...of the creating power, an individual is invested with some portion of the sovereign functions of the Government, to be exercised by him for the benefit of the public. The individual so invested is a public officer " (c). Such an office differs from an employment, which... | |
 | 1901 - 1120 sider
...(Utah) 17 LRA 243, and note. For later case In this series, see Brown v. Russell (Mass.) 32 LRA 233. delegation to the individual of some of the sovereign functions of government to be exerciscxl by him for the benefit of the public; and it is safe to say that, unless the powers conferred... | |
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A public office is the right, authority and duty, created and conferred by law, by which for a given period, either fixed by law or enduring at the pleasure of the creating power, an individual is invested with some portion of the sovereign functions... 
