Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, Volume 28Published for John Conrad and Company, 1830 |
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... father was a gentleman of strong mind , and possessed the considera- tion and confidence of all who knew him . He was , with honour to himself , a delegate in the state legislature of Vir- ginia , and a magistrate of the county in which.
... father was a gentleman of strong mind , and possessed the considera- tion and confidence of all who knew him . He was , with honour to himself , a delegate in the state legislature of Vir- ginia , and a magistrate of the county in which.
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... legislature of that state . The five com- missioners acted in execution of the law , but before any conveyance was made of the land in question , one of them had died , and two of the others had ceased to act , or resign- ed in 1783 ...
... legislature of that state . The five com- missioners acted in execution of the law , but before any conveyance was made of the land in question , one of them had died , and two of the others had ceased to act , or resign- ed in 1783 ...
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... legislature of Louisiana , but for the pur- pose of being received by the sheriff of New Orleans for safe keeping ; the sale made by the sheriff was invalid and without authority . The provisions of the seventh section of the act of ...
... legislature of Louisiana , but for the pur- pose of being received by the sheriff of New Orleans for safe keeping ; the sale made by the sheriff was invalid and without authority . The provisions of the seventh section of the act of ...
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... legislature of Louisiana . It is fully established by the decisions of this court that spe- cial powers must be ... legislatures of the states power to order a sale of those persons ; to the provisions of the act of 1819 securing ...
... legislature of Louisiana . It is fully established by the decisions of this court that spe- cial powers must be ... legislatures of the states power to order a sale of those persons ; to the provisions of the act of 1819 securing ...
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... legislature to incorporate them for the purpose above specified ; and I do further declare it to be my will and intention , that the said rest , residue , & c . of my estate should be at all events applied for the uses and purposes ...
... legislature to incorporate them for the purpose above specified ; and I do further declare it to be my will and intention , that the said rest , residue , & c . of my estate should be at all events applied for the uses and purposes ...
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Page 295 - 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 iv - District Clerk's Office. BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the seventh day of May, AD 1828, in the fifty-second year of the Independence of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SG Goodrich, of the said District, has deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit...
Page 106 - And be it further enacted, that this act shall be deemed and taken to be a public act, and shall be judicially taken notice of as such by all judges, justices, and others, without being specially pleaded.
Page 243 - Majesty, shall continue to hold them according to the nature and tenure of their respective estates and titles therein ; and may grant, sell, or devise the same to whom they please, in like manner as if they were natives ; and that neither they nor their heirs or assigns shall, so far as may respect the said lands and the legal remedies incident thereto, be regarded as aliens.
Page 282 - In order to come within the provision of the constitution of the United States which declares that no state shall pass any law impairing the obligation of contracts...
Page 106 - York" and by that name they and their successors shall and may have continual succession, and shall be persons in law, capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering and being answered unto, defending and being defended, in all courts and places whatsoever...
Page 91 - Washington, and was argued by counsel; on consideration whereof, it is ordered and adjudged by this court that the judgment of the said Circuit Court...
Page 155 - ... free and independent States; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved ; and that, as free and independent States, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and do all other acts and things which independent States may of right do.
Page xvi - Court among the Circuits, agreeably to the act of Congress in such case made and provided, and that such allotment be entered of record, viz.
Page 369 - If the language of the particular clause or of the whole will shows that the act on which the estate depends must be performed before the estate can vest, the condition is, of course, precedent, and unless it be performed, the devisee can take nothing.