Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-18

{ IN the CAFE of ccmm:i1iars, tie la~ CT.
ders the Secretary Of State 70 record lsem.
When therefore they are fgred and lsaled'
the order for their being recorded IS CIV
ca !; and whether Inferred n the oook or
not, they are in law recorded.
A copy Of sI,is record is declared G.
DIAL 70 the original, ana the fees, 70 be.
p3ia by acrlon requiring a coPy, are al
c~rsainrd by law. Can a keeper o. a
public record esaic there form G. II m'fion
which has been recorded Or can nc
refufe coy thereof to peIion demand ,
ing it Oh lfe terms preicribed BY !aw
Snch q copy would equally with the
original authorize the juaiee OF peace 70
proceed in The performance OF his duty be-
caufr it would, equally with Tie original
atteit his appointment.
If .ha tranfa,ifion OF ccmmrlion be
| not condde1ed as neceGary to give validity
| TO an appointment till LET'S Is is accep-
lance. The appointment is the ioie act
Of the PreGdent; the acceptance IS the
| fo!e act OF the officer, AMI is, 10 plain con-
| mon fenfe, poAerior to the appointment.
| AS he may reign, 70 may he retoie 10 &C.
| cept: but neither the one, nor the other,
| is capable of rendering the appointment
| nonentily.
| That this is the understanding of the
government, is apparent from the whole
tenor of its conduct.
| A commifion bears date, and ialary OF
the officer commences from his appoint
ment; not from the 1ranfm'd:on, or ac-
ceptance ofhis ccmmiilioo. When per-
f5n, appointed to any ofice, Eefuies to ac-
/ cept that Office, the iucceiof is nominated
in The place Of the pe!fon who has declined
10 accept, and not in the place of the per-
| fon who had been psevioudy 10 office, and
had created the original vacancy.
| Iii, tberefoye deeiaedly The obiaioa at
| TIE csurt, that 4sbeu 2 comm5J.eu has been
fgued BY The Preflsuf, tbs Apartment
Is mads and tbut The eommg4ou j. cam
! blete 5vb<a The leal Of Ike Urited Staifs
/ 6as been a5f5Ixfdt 10 it BY lie Secretary #
STATE.
Wbe,r an o5Ee<r j, yemovea6le at lie
I svM IF TIE exeeutivs, fbe cireawfa1fe
zpbieb eom3lsle bis a3fointment IS # ne
couceru; 5fcaajs tie al IS at any tine re-
v0eabls and the e'mmlfss nay be az.
u9ed, DhAm Tie W5es, BIZ 7vseu the
! oatsr IS nat yemsvsa5is at lie 40al f t5r
exreutive, tie nep0iatmlut IS net revoca
| 6kl, and Garnet be anuuAed. 1t has
Conferred legal rights zr!ie6 cannat be re-
Jumed.
TIE ljfvtioa 9f The tx<cmive is 10 be
exeyc;Gd astk tie at5eiutmeat has Jfea
mqa<. Butbaqqng.ouee made tb5 0fboiat-
msut, b; po,1vfr o.ver tie oJlEcs ist<rmiaat
| ri il all egle5, evterc. ~ Aa7y, IKE III
! Ger Is uot ,emovad'e By lin. TIE rigbf 10
[ tie etas,c. IS then II tbs bet(5u nRt5iat<a,
! ara be has The eLlyiute, nafeudiaoaal9oqy,
er al nefepfjng oryyel7iag H.
Mr.. Mar5ury, tken, f2fs rs cemmJ
Eau 5vas fsfe4 BY tie Pyshdrah AMI
| jeaLed 81 IKE Secretary Of SAFE, 7vas ap-
bemhd; and 0s he lay crea1tng Tie Of
| fce, gaue tic aacer,a ,iebt 10 held f.,
fvs years, mds9eaaeut 4 tie executive,
| re Apartment 7V0s MT ,t0ceA5I; 64'
.veqedu tie g55eey legalUsbis, qObicd are
a9rote(7e9 BY TIE }aqrs # his eoant,y.
| Ia 4vitb5oll lis eommiDSen, fbsretSre,
is az al deemed blythe cart mi 7rar,aat-
| cd BY laqo, bat uislative Of a z5ffd k-
! gal rig5f.
II be continued.