...shall deem proper, and to be called the Chief Clerk in the Department of War, and who, whenever the said principal officer shall be removed from office by the President of the United States, or in any other case of vacancy, shall, during such vacancy, have the charge and custody of all records,...

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...shall deem proper, and to be called the chief clerk in the department of war, and who, whenever the said principal officer shall be removed from office by the President of the United States, or in any other case of vacancy, shall, during such vacancy, have the charge and custody of all records,...

...of an inferior officer by the head of the department, to be called the chief clerk, "who, whenever said principal officer shall be removed from office...department. The legal relation is analogous to that of the principal and agent. It is the President upon whom the Constitution devolves, as head of the executive...

...appointee is "to be removable by the President" was stricken, and in its place was inserted "whenever the said principal officer shall be removed from office by the President of the United States." Satisfying Madison's pro-President group, the compromise implied that the President already h»d the...

...removable from office by the President of the United States.' This clause was changed to read 'whenever the principal officer .shall be removed from office by the President of the United States,' certain things should follow, thereby, in connection with the debates, recognizing and confirming,...

...removable from office by the President of the United States.' This clause was changed to read 'whenever the principal officer shall be removed from office by the President of the United States,' certain things should follow, thereby, in connection with the debates, recognizing and -confirming,...

..."removable by the President," but that his subordinate would assume certain functions "whenever the said principal officer shall be removed from office by the President of the United States" — in order, the sponsor of the amendment said, to avoid any implication that the power of removal...

...shall deem proper, and to be called the chief clerk in the Department of ^Var, and who, whenever the said principal officer shall be removed from office by the President of the United States, or in any other case of vacancy, shall during such vacancy have the charge and custody of all records,...

...department would have the responsibility and custody of all records, books, and papers, "whenever the said principal officer shall be removed from office by the President of the United States." This language left unclear whether Congress had acted by declaration (delegating the power) or by implication...