Practice Reports in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, Volume 12Joel Munsell, 1856 - Civil procedure |
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... possession and occupation of the United States . On the 27th of March , 1821 , the legislature passed an act , the first section of which declared , that " it shall be lawful for the mayor , aldermen , & c . , of the city of New - York ...
... possession and occupation of the United States . On the 27th of March , 1821 , the legislature passed an act , the first section of which declared , that " it shall be lawful for the mayor , aldermen , & c . , of the city of New - York ...
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... possession upon the determination , by its own limitation , of an outstanding particular estate - an estate for life , or years ; and it takes effect immediately on the determination of the particular estate upon which it depends , and ...
... possession upon the determination , by its own limitation , of an outstanding particular estate - an estate for life , or years ; and it takes effect immediately on the determination of the particular estate upon which it depends , and ...
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... possessed and has frequently been exercised by a municipal corporation , cannot reasonably be denied to the legislature . From the depositions read in this case , it was considered by the court that the act of April last should be ...
... possessed and has frequently been exercised by a municipal corporation , cannot reasonably be denied to the legislature . From the depositions read in this case , it was considered by the court that the act of April last should be ...
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... possession of the corporation for a period of over thirty years . But I shall not confine myself to this answer . I reject en- tirely the supposition upon which the argument for the plaintiffs is built , that the corporation derive ...
... possession of the corporation for a period of over thirty years . But I shall not confine myself to this answer . I reject en- tirely the supposition upon which the argument for the plaintiffs is built , that the corporation derive ...
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... possession at the time the law was passed . In November , 1807 , the corporation granted to the United States a small por- tion of the original Battery , the bounds of which it is needless to specify , fronting Castle Garden , and also ...
... possession at the time the law was passed . In November , 1807 , the corporation granted to the United States a small por- tion of the original Battery , the bounds of which it is needless to specify , fronting Castle Garden , and also ...
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Page 241 - No member of this State shall be disfranchised, or deprived of any of the rights or privileges secured to any citizen thereof, unless by the law of the land, or the judgment of his peers.
Page 130 - The commissioned officers of the militia shall be commissioned by the Governor ; and no commissioned officer shall be removed from office, unless by the Senate on the recommendation of the Governor, stating the grounds on which such removal is recommended, or by the decision of a court martial, pursuant to law. The present officers of the militia shall hold their commissions subject to removal, as before provided.
Page 117 - ... shall hereafter be created, granted, assigned, surrendered, or declared, unless by act or operation of law, or by deed, or conveyance in writing, subscribed by the party creating, granting, assigning, surrendering, or declaring the same, or by his lawful agent thereunto authorized by writing.
Page 250 - It may well be doubted whether the nature of society and of government does not prescribe some limits to the legislative power; and if any be prescribed, where are they to be found, if the property of an individual, fairly and honestly acquired, may be seized without compensation?
Page 176 - ... into the next circuit court, to be held in the district where the suit is pending...
Page 25 - ... after the return of an execution against his property unsatisfied in whole or in part...
Page 180 - ... it shall then be the duty of the state court to accept the surety, and proceed no further in the cause...
Page 83 - The trial by jury in all cases in which it has been heretofore used shall remain inviolate forever; but a jury trial may be waived by the parties in all civil cases in the manner to be prescribed by law.
Page 99 - In a final order affecting a substantial right, made in a special proceeding, or upon a summary application in an action, after judgment.
Page 180 - That the Circuit Courts of the United States shall have original cognizance, concurrent with the courts of the several states, of all suits of a civil nature, at common law or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of interest and costs, the sum or value of two thousand dollars, and arising under the Constitution or laws of the United States...