Excerpt from Official Opinions of the Attorneys General of the United States, Vol. 1: Advising the President and Heads of Departments, in Relation to Their Official Duties, And Expounding the Constitution, Subsisting Treaties With Foreign Governments and With Indian Tribes, and the Public Laws of the CountryTms edition of the Official Opinions of the Attor neys General is designed, as well for the use of Jurists and Statesmen generally, as that of the Officers of the Government of the United States. It is believed to be a faithful compilation of all the opinions which, in view of the public interests, have been deemed proper for publication, of all the eminent lawyers who have, since the adoption of the Constitution, acted as legal advisers of the Executive. Being essentially a legal work, it is given to the public in the form adopted for the publication of the reports of the decisions of the Supreme Court.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.