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" Whenever a statute gives a discretionary power to any person, to be exercised by him upon his own opinion of certain facts, it is a sound rule of construction, that the statute constitutes him the sole and exclusive judge of the existence of those facts. "
Agriculture Decisions: Decisions of the Secretary of Agriculture Under the ... - Page 43
by United States. Department of Agriculture - 1989
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Rose's Notes on the United States Supreme Court Reports: (2 Dallas ..., Book 4

Walter Malins Rose - 1917 - 1248 pages
...surrender to civil authorities. Note, 12 LRA (NS) 981. Whenever a statute gives discretionary powers to any person to be exercised by him upon his own opinion of certain facts, be is the sole judge of the facts; hence, officers engaged in the military service of a State where...
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Federal Statutes Annotated: Patents to Porto Rico

United States - 1918 - 1320 pages
...and control of the courts. And it may be further said, in the language of the Supreme Court, that: 'Whenever a statute gives a discretionary power to...construction that the statute constitutes him the only and exclusive judge of the existence of such facts.' Martin v. Mott, [1827] 12 Wheat. 31, 32,...
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Digest of Decisions of the United States Courts, Board of General Appraisers ...

United States. Department of the Treasury - 1918 - 676 pages
...not apply to the second class perishable goods. Where a statute gives a person discretionary powers to be exercised by him upon his own opinion of certain facts, It Is a rule of construction that the statute constitutes him judge of those facts. In the exorcise of that...
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United States Circuit Courts of Appeals Reports: With Key-number Annotations ...

1918 - 742 pages
...states the rule: "It would seem, however, to be quite clear that, whenever a statute In express terms gives a discretionary power to any person, to be exercised by him upon his own pleasure, he is thus made the sole and exclusive Judge as to the propriety of Its exercise, and In...
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A Source-book of Military Law and War-time Legislation

United States. War Department. Committee on Education and Special Training, John Henry Wigmore - 1919 - 894 pages
...enemies, as was said of the power conferred upon him to call forth the militia to suppress insurrections: "Whenever a statute gives a discretionary power to...and exclusive judge of the existence of those facts. Martin v. Mott, 12 Wheat. 19, 31, 6 L. Ed. 537." The Court is of the opinion that such is the true...
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Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Washington, Volume 103

Washington (State). Supreme Court, Arthur Remington, Solon Dickerson Williams - 1919 - 828 pages
...and in such a case, as in all others, in which a statute gives a discretionary power to an officer, to be exercised by him upon his own opinion of certain facts, he is made the sole and exclusive judge of the existence of those facts, and no other tribunal, unless...
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Public health reports (1881). v.33 pt. 2 no ..., Volume 33, Part 2, Issues 27-52

1920 - 1368 pages
...immigrants, one of the latter holding that "where a statute gives a discretionary power to an officer, to be exercised by him upon his own opinion of certain facts, he is made the sole and exclusive judge of the existence of those facts, and no other tribunal, unless...
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Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at ..., Volume 60

American Philosophical Society - 1921 - 646 pages
...the exigency in the first instance and is bound to act according to his belief of the facts. . . . Whenever a statute gives a discretionary power to...exclusive judge of the existence of those facts." This case applied to the act of 1795 delegating the President power to call forth the militia, but...
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Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at ..., Volume 60

American Philosophical Society - 1921 - 688 pages
...the exigency in the first instance and is bound to act according to his belief of the facts. . . . Whenever a statute gives a discretionary power to...exclusive judge of the existence of those facts." This case applied to the act of 1795 delegating the President power to call forth the militia, but...
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Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at ..., Volume 60

American Philosophical Society - 1921 - 666 pages
...the exigency in the first instance and is bound to act according to his belief of the facts. . . . Whenever a statute gives a discretionary power to...exclusive judge of the existence of those facts." This case applied to the act of 1795 delegating the President power to call forth the militia, but...
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