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... evidence going to show that it was arranged that Fraser & Co. should have a steamer of theirs follow to Nassau , there take on the Lilla's cargo and proceed to Charleston . Parts of the cargo were falsely documented in the name of ...
... evidence going to show that it was arranged that Fraser & Co. should have a steamer of theirs follow to Nassau , there take on the Lilla's cargo and proceed to Charleston . Parts of the cargo were falsely documented in the name of ...
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... evidence that he was fishing for menhaden only , with a purse seine ; that the bottom of the sea was not encroached upon or disturbed ; that it was impossible to discern objects across from one headland to the other at the mouth of ...
... evidence that he was fishing for menhaden only , with a purse seine ; that the bottom of the sea was not encroached upon or disturbed ; that it was impossible to discern objects across from one headland to the other at the mouth of ...
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... evidence that the right to control them still remains in the State . " 1 1In the case of Dunham v . Lamphere , 1855 , 3 Gray , 268 , before the Supreme Court of Massachusetts , SHAW , C. J. , said : " We suppose the rule to be that ...
... evidence that the right to control them still remains in the State . " 1 1In the case of Dunham v . Lamphere , 1855 , 3 Gray , 268 , before the Supreme Court of Massachusetts , SHAW , C. J. , said : " We suppose the rule to be that ...
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... evidence and see upon what foundation these statements are based . " The question is not one of theoretical opinion , but of fact , and , fortunately , the writers upon whose statements we are called upon to act have afforded us the ...
... evidence and see upon what foundation these statements are based . " The question is not one of theoretical opinion , but of fact , and , fortunately , the writers upon whose statements we are called upon to act have afforded us the ...
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... evidence . Treaties and acts of state are but evidence of the agreement of nations , and do not in this county at least per se bind the tribunals . Neither , certainly does a consensus of jurists ; but it is evidence of the agreement of ...
... evidence . Treaties and acts of state are but evidence of the agreement of nations , and do not in this county at least per se bind the tribunals . Neither , certainly does a consensus of jurists ; but it is evidence of the agreement of ...
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Page 447 - 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 41 - The navigation of the river St. Lawrence, ascending and descending, from the forty -fifth parallel of north latitude, where it ceases to form the boundary between the two countries, from, to, and into the sea, shall forever remain free and open for the purposes of commerce to the citizens of the United States, subject to any laws and regulations of Great Britain, or of the Dominion of Canada, not inconsistent with such privilege of free navigation.
Page 167 - A fugitive criminal shall not be surrendered if the offence in respect of which his surrender is demanded is one of a political character...
Page 479 - But there is nothing in our laws, or in the law of nations, that forbids our citizens from sending armed vessels, as well as munitions of war, to foreign ports for sale. It is a commercial adventure which no nation is bound to prohibit, and which only exposes the persons engaged in it to the penalty of confiscation.
Page 107 - ... susceptible of no limitation not imposed by itself. Any restriction upon it, deriving validity from an external source, would imply a diminution of its sovereignty to the extent of the restriction, and an investment of that sovereignty to the same extent in that power which could impose such restriction. All exceptions, therefore, to the full and complete power of a nation within its own territories, must be traced up to the consent of the nation itself. They can flow from no other legitimate...
Page 404 - ... or property of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district or people, with whom the United States are at peace, or shall issue or deliver a commission within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States...
Page 374 - The Constitution confers absolutely on the Government of the Union the powers of making war and of making treaties; consequently that Government possesses the power of acquiring territory, either by conquest or by treaty.
Page 458 - Ship, or with Intent to cruise or commit Hostilities against any Prince, State, or Potentate, or against the Subjects or Citizens of any Prince, State, or Potentate, or against the Persons exercising or assuming to exercise the Powers of Government in any Colony, Province, or Part of any Province or Country...
Page 406 - Vessel, with the Tackle, Apparel, and Furniture, together with all the Materials, Arms, Ammunition, and Stores which may belong to or be on board of...
Page 234 - That hereafter no Indian nation or tribe within the territory of the United States shall be acknowledged or recognized as an independent nation, tribe, or power with whom the United States may contract by treaty...