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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... existence , and operation in several states , based upon the proportion that the mileage within bears to the mileage without the state , is in accord with the requirements of the United States Constitution . Western U. Teleg . Co. v ...
... existence , and operation in several states , based upon the proportion that the mileage within bears to the mileage without the state , is in accord with the requirements of the United States Constitution . Western U. Teleg . Co. v ...
Page 71
... existence and transforming all the members thereof into individual citizens of the United States and of the state in which they reside . Even then we should be confronted with the proposition that under the 7th article of the treaty of ...
... existence and transforming all the members thereof into individual citizens of the United States and of the state in which they reside . Even then we should be confronted with the proposition that under the 7th article of the treaty of ...
Page 73
... existence and validity of the said power of attorney " ) , and entered a decree that plaintiff was the owner and in possession and entitled to the possession of the 1447 of volume 1 of Hill's Code of this land in question , excepting ...
... existence and validity of the said power of attorney " ) , and entered a decree that plaintiff was the owner and in possession and entitled to the possession of the 1447 of volume 1 of Hill's Code of this land in question , excepting ...
Page 74
... existence and validity of the said power of attorney from Betsy Jones es- tablished by decree of the court , " yet the terms of the decree in that regard simply established the power of attorney , which might well enough be held to mean ...
... existence and validity of the said power of attorney from Betsy Jones es- tablished by decree of the court , " yet the terms of the decree in that regard simply established the power of attorney , which might well enough be held to mean ...
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... existence when it is made , are so far a part of the contract that no changes in these laws which seriously interfere with that enforcement are valid , because they impair its obligation within the meaning of the Constitu- tion of the ...
... existence when it is made , are so far a part of the contract that no changes in these laws which seriously interfere with that enforcement are valid , because they impair its obligation within the meaning of the Constitu- tion of the ...
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Page 287 - 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 173 - ... 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 252 - 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 327 - ... 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 162 - 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 177 - ... acted under the directions of the Secretary of the Treasury, or other proper officer of the Government...
Page 110 - 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 216 - ... 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 368 - 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 327 - 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...