The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 50William B. Dana F. Hunt, 1864 - Commerce |
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... agent in that city ( if it had one , if not , what the broker ) chose to give for it , and he would buy it at a discount just in proportion to the expense and diffi- culty of making the conversion . It would be more difficult to send a ...
... agent in that city ( if it had one , if not , what the broker ) chose to give for it , and he would buy it at a discount just in proportion to the expense and diffi- culty of making the conversion . It would be more difficult to send a ...
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... agents to buy up their own notes at a discount . The plan is this : The law allows five individuals— two men and three clerks to organize in an inaccessible village a bank of $ 50,000 . They are to pay in one - third , say $ 15,000 ...
... agents to buy up their own notes at a discount . The plan is this : The law allows five individuals— two men and three clerks to organize in an inaccessible village a bank of $ 50,000 . They are to pay in one - third , say $ 15,000 ...
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... agent implies that the principal acts by and through the agent , so that the acts in fact of the agent are acts in law of the principal ; and only when one is authorized by another to act for him in this way , and to this extent , is he an ...
... agent implies that the principal acts by and through the agent , so that the acts in fact of the agent are acts in law of the principal ; and only when one is authorized by another to act for him in this way , and to this extent , is he an ...
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... agent is one authorized to represent his principal in all his business , or in all his business of a particular kind . A particular agent is one authorized to do only a specific thing or a few specified things . It is not always easy to ...
... agent is one authorized to represent his principal in all his business , or in all his business of a particular kind . A particular agent is one authorized to do only a specific thing or a few specified things . It is not always easy to ...
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... agent , or by an assumed authority . Generally , one who receives and holds a beneficial result of the act of another as his agent , is not permitted to deny such agency ; and in some cases this is extended even to acts of such agent ...
... agent , or by an assumed authority . Generally , one who receives and holds a beneficial result of the act of another as his agent , is not permitted to deny such agency ; and in some cases this is extended even to acts of such agent ...
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Page 391 - We admit, as all must admit, that the powers of the government are limited, and that its limits are not to be transcended. But we think the sound construction of the Constitution must allow to the national legislature that discretion, with respect to the means by which the powers it confers are to be carried into execution, which will enable that body to perform the high duties assigned to it, in the manner most beneficial to the people.
Page 105 - The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities ; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.
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Page 388 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the falling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Page 455 - That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to issue, on the credit of the United States, one hundred and fifty millions of dollars of United States notes, not bearing interest, payable to bearer, at the Treasury of the United States...
Page 390 - The Government then of the United States can claim no powers which are not granted to it by the Constitution; and the powers actually granted must be such as are expressly given, or given by necessary implication.
Page 454 - States notes that may be issued under the provisions of this act; and all stocks, bonds, and other securities of the United States held by individuals, corporations, or associations within the United States, shall be exempt from taxation by or under State authority.
Page 391 - The power of creating a corporation, though appertaining to sovereignty, is not, like the power of making war, or levying taxes, or of regulating commerce, a great substantive and independent power, which cannot be implied as incidental to other powers, or used as a means of executing them.
Page 391 - Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the Constitution, and all means which are appropriate, which are plainly adapted to that end, and which are not prohibited, but are consistent with the letter and spirit of the Constitution, are constitutional.