Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of the United States, Volumes 163-166LEXIS Law Pub., 1901 First series, books 1-43, includes "Notes on U.S. reports" by Walter Malins Rose. |
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Page 61
... bonds to the amount of $ 10,200,000 , of which 758 bonds of $ 1,000 each were claimed to be still outstanding and unpaid . The deed of trust covered all the property of the railway company , including a certain grant of lands made by ...
... bonds to the amount of $ 10,200,000 , of which 758 bonds of $ 1,000 each were claimed to be still outstanding and unpaid . The deed of trust covered all the property of the railway company , including a certain grant of lands made by ...
Page 63
... bonds , & interest stock of the company . The stock when issued canceled and returned . No. 1 for 500 shares to Jackson would , under the arrangement June 18 , 1881. Issued to A. A. Jackson of between him and Barnes , be held by Jackson ...
... bonds , & interest stock of the company . The stock when issued canceled and returned . No. 1 for 500 shares to Jackson would , under the arrangement June 18 , 1881. Issued to A. A. Jackson of between him and Barnes , be held by Jackson ...
Page 64
... bonds , * $ 1,000,000 stock , and the payment of $ 40,000 in cash in satisfaction of all the debts of the railway company ; but this transaction was the later one and , in so far as it modified the earlier arrangement , su- perseded it ...
... bonds , * $ 1,000,000 stock , and the payment of $ 40,000 in cash in satisfaction of all the debts of the railway company ; but this transaction was the later one and , in so far as it modified the earlier arrangement , su- perseded it ...
Page 115
... bonds , such as sher- iff's bonds , writ of error bonds , and bonds for costs , may have judgment rendered against them on such bonds without a jury trial . Bank of Columbia v . Okely , 17 U. S. 4 Wheat . 235 ( 4 : 559 ) ; Gildersleeve ...
... bonds , such as sher- iff's bonds , writ of error bonds , and bonds for costs , may have judgment rendered against them on such bonds without a jury trial . Bank of Columbia v . Okely , 17 U. S. 4 Wheat . 235 ( 4 : 559 ) ; Gildersleeve ...
Page 137
... bonds to pay their subscriptions to railroad * companies , and such bonds had been [ 221 issued accordingly , if in such event suit were brought on the bonds in a United States court , that court would not follow the decision of the The ...
... bonds to pay their subscriptions to railroad * companies , and such bonds had been [ 221 issued accordingly , if in such event suit were brought on the bonds in a United States court , that court would not follow the decision of the The ...
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Page 277 - That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, begin or set on foot, or provide or prepare the means for, any military expedition or enterprise, to be carried on from thence...
Page 163 - ... thereafter, the person making such entry ; or if he be dead, his widow ; or in case of her death, his heirs or devisee ; or in case of a widow making such entry, her heirs or devisee, in case of her death...
Page 242 - It does not invest congress with power to legislate upon subjects which are within the domain of state legislation; but to provide modes of relief against state legislation, or state action, of the kind referred to. It does not authorize congress to create a code of municipal law for the regulation of private rights...
Page 320 - ... and the right of way for the construction of ditches and canals for the purposes herein specified is acknowledged and confirmed ; but whenever any person, in the construction of any ditch or canal, injures or damages the possession of any settler on the public domain, the party committing such injury or damage shall be liable to the party injured for such injury or damage.
Page 152 - If, therefore, a statute purporting to have been enacted to protect the public health, the public morals, or the public safety has no real or substantial relation to those objects, or is a palpable invasion of rights secured by the fundamental law, it is the duty of the courts to so adjudge, and thereby give effect to the Constitution.
Page 167 - ... acted under the directions of the Secretary of the Treasury, or other proper officer of the Government...
Page 100 - It shall be the duty of the adverse claimant, within thirty days after filing his claim, to commence proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction, to determine the question of the right of possession, and prosecute the same with reasonable diligence to final judgment; and a failure so to do shall be a waiver of his adverse claim.
Page 206 - ... it shall be assumed that the applicant is entitled to a patent, upon the payment to the proper officer of five dollars per acre, and that no adverse claim exists; and thereafter no objection from third parties to the issuance of a patent shall be heard, except it be shown that the applicant has failed to comply with the terms of this chapter.
Page 360 - That they were intended to secure the individual from the arbitrary exercise of the powers of government, unrestrained by the established principles of private rights and distributive Justice.
Page 320 - Whenever, by priority of possession, rights to the use of water for mining, agricultural, manufacturing, or other purposes, have vested and accrued, and the same are recognized and acknowledged by the local customs, laws, and decisions of courts, the possessors and owners of such vested rights shall be maintained and protected in the same...