Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, Volume 14Published for John Conrad and Company, 1854 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... commissioners of the United States intend to commence their operation . " The whole extent of the line designated by this treaty , never ap- pears to have been run and marked . Some parts of it were not run , because the country through ...
... commissioners of the United States intend to commence their operation . " The whole extent of the line designated by this treaty , never ap- pears to have been run and marked . Some parts of it were not run , because the country through ...
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... commissioners appointed by both par- ties ; and that maps should be made , one of which was to be depo- sited in the War Office . The Indian boundary established by the treaty of Holston calls for certain lines and natural objects ...
... commissioners appointed by both par- ties ; and that maps should be made , one of which was to be depo- sited in the War Office . The Indian boundary established by the treaty of Holston calls for certain lines and natural objects ...
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... commissioners of 1792 , or the words of this article of the treaty , with the view to give to it a satisfactory construction ; as the parties in the treaty near Tellico have given to it a practical construction . In this treaty , the ...
... commissioners of 1792 , or the words of this article of the treaty , with the view to give to it a satisfactory construction ; as the parties in the treaty near Tellico have given to it a practical construction . In this treaty , the ...
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... commissioners under the treaty of indemnity with France , awarded to the estate of Edward Coursault , a sum of money , for the seizure and confiscation of the Good Friends and cargo , by the French government . During the pendency of ...
... commissioners under the treaty of indemnity with France , awarded to the estate of Edward Coursault , a sum of money , for the seizure and confiscation of the Good Friends and cargo , by the French government . During the pendency of ...
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... commissioners appointed to carry the con- vention into effect , claiming indemnity for the seizure and confisca- tion of the brig and cargo . The memorial stated the death of Edward Coursault , the appoint- ment of the memorialist and ...
... commissioners appointed to carry the con- vention into effect , claiming indemnity for the seizure and confisca- tion of the brig and cargo . The memorial stated the death of Edward Coursault , the appoint- ment of the memorialist and ...
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Page 416 - The legislatures of those districts, or new states, shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil by the Unite'd States in Congress assem-bled, nor with any regulations Congress may find necessary for securing the title in such soil to the bona fide purchasers. No tax shall be imposed on lands the property of the United States; and in no case shall non-resident proprietors be taxed higher than residents.
Page 581 - States, and the decision is in favor of such their validity, or where is drawn in question the construction of any clause of the constitution, or of a treaty, or statute of, or commission held under the United States, and the decision is against the title, right, privilege or exemption specially set up or claimed by either party, under such clause of the said Constitution, treaty, statute or commission...
Page 584 - ... where is drawn in question the validity of a treaty or statute of, or an authority exercised under, the United States, and the decision is against their validity; or where is drawn in question the validity of a statute of, or an authority exercised under, any state, on the ground of their being repugnant to the constitution, treaties, or laws, of the United States...
Page 416 - The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same, shall be common highways, and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said territory, as to the citizens of the United States, and those of any other states that may be admitted into the confederacy, without any tax, impost, or duty therefor.
Page 448 - March one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, the full and exclusive right and liberty of making, constructing, using and vending to others to be used...
Page 595 - A final judgment or decree in any suit, in the highest court of law or equity of a State in which a decision in the suit could be had, where is drawn in question the validity of a treaty or statute of, or an authority exercised under, the United States, and the decision is against their validity...
Page 390 - The Constitution confers absolutely on the Government of the Union the powers of making war and of making treaties; consequently that Government possesses the power of acquiring territory, either by conquest or by treaty.
Page 579 - State in which a decision in the suit could be had, where is drawn in question the validity of a treaty or statute of, or an authority exercised under the United States, and the decision is against their validity; or where is drawn in question the validity of a statute of, or an authority exercised under any State, on the ground of their being repugnant to the constitution, treaties or laws of the United States...
Page 507 - The province of the court is, solely, to decide on the rights of individuals, not to inquire how the executive, or executive officers, perform duties in which they have a discretion. Questions in their nature political, or which are, by the constitution and laws, submitted to the executive, can never be made in this court.
Page 594 - No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, . . . enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, . . .