No Army officer not on the retired list can hold any civil office; and then, to enforce the inhibition, it is provided that in “accepting or exercising the functions” of such office the commission is vacated.
But how absurd to suppose that a rule against the exercise of a civil office can be evaded by a “detail”!
The office of Secretary of War is a civil office, as completely so as that of Secretary of State; and you as a military officer cannot, I think, be required to assume or exercise it.
As the holder of a civil office, having the supervision of moneys appropriated by Congress and of contracts for army supplies, I do think Congress, or the Senate by delegation from Congress, has a lawful right to be consulted.
The military appointee thus required to perform the duties of a civil office according to the laws of the State, and, as such, required to take an oath, is for the time being a civil officer.
The next year it was reported that Chia had been recommended for a post in the Board of Civil Office,[413] and friends crowded the father's door, offering their congratulations upon the happy event.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "civil office" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
