Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, Volume 98 |
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... follows : - " SECT . 2. The city of San Francisco hereby relinquishes and grants all the right and claim of the city to the lands within the corporate limits to the parties in actual possession thereof , by 2 [ Sup . Ct . PALMER v . Low ...
... follows : - " SECT . 2. The city of San Francisco hereby relinquishes and grants all the right and claim of the city to the lands within the corporate limits to the parties in actual possession thereof , by 2 [ Sup . Ct . PALMER v . Low ...
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... follows : " SECT . 5. And be it further enacted , that all the right and title of the United States to the lands within the corporate limits of the city of San Francisco , as defined in the act 4 [ Sup . Ct . PALMER V. Low .
... follows : " SECT . 5. And be it further enacted , that all the right and title of the United States to the lands within the corporate limits of the city of San Francisco , as defined in the act 4 [ Sup . Ct . PALMER V. Low .
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... follows : - " LOT No. 39 . " Whereas George Donner has presented a petition soliciting for a grant of a title to a lot of ground as therein described , therefore I , the undersigned alcalde , do hereby give , grant , and convey unto the ...
... follows : - " LOT No. 39 . " Whereas George Donner has presented a petition soliciting for a grant of a title to a lot of ground as therein described , therefore I , the undersigned alcalde , do hereby give , grant , and convey unto the ...
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... follows : : - " SECT . 6. No action for the recovery of real property , or for the recovery of the possession thereof , shall be maintained , unless it appear that the plaintiff , his ancestor , predecessor , or grantor , was seised or ...
... follows : : - " SECT . 6. No action for the recovery of real property , or for the recovery of the possession thereof , shall be maintained , unless it appear that the plaintiff , his ancestor , predecessor , or grantor , was seised or ...
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... follows : 1. Was the entry in original " Book A " of alcalde grants ad- missible as primary evidence to prove a grant to Donner ? 2. Did the record show a grant sufficient in form ? 3. Was the grant void because made to an infant ? 4 ...
... follows : 1. Was the entry in original " Book A " of alcalde grants ad- missible as primary evidence to prove a grant to Donner ? 2. Did the record show a grant sufficient in form ? 3. Was the grant void because made to an infant ? 4 ...
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Page 297 - By the law of the land is most clearly intended the general law; a law which hears before it condemns; which proceeds upon inquiry, and renders judgment only after trial.
Page 166 - American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between Church and State.
Page 337 - An act [to amend an act entitled an act] to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes, approved July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
Page 35 - ... in public use or on sale in this country for more than two years...
Page 559 - The taking, receiving, reserving, or charging a rate of interest greater than is allowed by the preceding section, when knowingly done, shall be deemed a forfeiture of the entire interest which the note, bill, or other evidence of debt carries with it, or which has been agreed to be paid thereon.
Page 101 - The General Assembly shall not authorize any county, city, or town to become a stockholder in or to loan its credit to any company, association, or corporation, unless two-thirds of the qualified voters of such county, city, or town, at a regular or special election to be held therein, shall assent thereto.
Page 492 - that the laws of the several States, except where the Constitution, treaties, or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law in the courts of the United States, in cases where they apply.
Page 95 - And the said applicant hereby covenants and agrees to and with said company that the foregoing is a just, full, and true exposition of all the facts and circumstances in regard to the condition, situation, value, and risk of the property to be insured, so far as the same are known to the applicant, and are material to the risk.
Page 357 - ... shall be exempt from taxation, shall be exempt from the claims of creditors, and shall not be liable to attachment, levy, or seizure by or under any legal or equitable process whatever, either before or after receipt by the beneficiary.
Page 114 - No department of the Government shall expend, in any one fiscal year, any sum in excess of appropriations made by Congress for that fiscal year, or involve the Government in any contract for the future payment of money in excess of such appropriations.