American and British Claims ArbitrationU.S. Government Printing Office, 1913 - Great Britain |
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... necessary to fix definite periods within which parties must appear in court and defend their rights if they have any , and fail- ing such appearance must be held to have forfeited any rights which they may have had . It is submitted ...
... necessary to fix definite periods within which parties must appear in court and defend their rights if they have any , and fail- ing such appearance must be held to have forfeited any rights which they may have had . It is submitted ...
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... necessary , and that the serious ill- ness of his wife required his unremitting attention . But the record shows that while Dr. Boyd for some reason took no action looking toward the filing of an answer in his case during the more than ...
... necessary , and that the serious ill- ness of his wife required his unremitting attention . But the record shows that while Dr. Boyd for some reason took no action looking toward the filing of an answer in his case during the more than ...
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... January 4 , 1897 . Appendix to the Answer , pp . 282-283 . Italics ours . 2 British Memorial , pp . 13-14 . 3 British Memorial , pp . 13-14 . parently by Secretary Olney himself.1 It is hardly necessary to 22 THE RIO GRANDE CLAIM .
... January 4 , 1897 . Appendix to the Answer , pp . 282-283 . Italics ours . 2 British Memorial , pp . 13-14 . 3 British Memorial , pp . 13-14 . parently by Secretary Olney himself.1 It is hardly necessary to 22 THE RIO GRANDE CLAIM .
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parently by Secretary Olney himself.1 It is hardly necessary to point out that Secretary Olney was one of the foremost men at the American Bar , who had held the office of Attorney General before he became Secretary of State in ...
parently by Secretary Olney himself.1 It is hardly necessary to point out that Secretary Olney was one of the foremost men at the American Bar , who had held the office of Attorney General before he became Secretary of State in ...
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... necessary to prove a negative . It is de- sired , however , in this connection , to call attention to three state- ments in the British Memorial . 1 See British Memorial , Exhibit " N , " Statement of case for the claimant , filed in ...
... necessary to prove a negative . It is de- sired , however , in this connection , to call attention to three state- ments in the British Memorial . 1 See British Memorial , Exhibit " N , " Statement of case for the claimant , filed in ...
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Page 128 - That nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting or intended to affect or to in any way interfere with the laws of any State or Territory relating to the control, appropriation, use, or distribution of water used in irrigation, or any vested right acquired thereunder...
Page 141 - Territory, which shall have filed, or may hereafter file, with the Secretary of the Interior a copy of its articles of incorporation, and due proofs of its organization under the same...
Page 135 - The plaintiff may unite in the same complaint several causes of action, whether they be such as have been heretofore denominated legal or equitable or both, where they all arise out of, 1. The same transaction, or transactions connected with the same subject of action.
Page 95 - Paso) to its western termination ; thence northward along the western line of New Mexico until it intersects the first branch of the river Gila (or if it should not intersect any branch of that river, then to the point on the said line nearest to such branch, and thence in a direct line to the same) ; thence down the middle of the said branch and of the said river until it empties into the Rio Colorado ; thence across the Rio Colorado, following the division line between Upper and Lower California,...
Page 58 - The river Gila, and the part of the Rio Bravo del Norte lying below the southern boundary of New Mexico, being, agreeably to the fifth article, divided in the middle between the two republics, the navigation of the Gila and of the Bravo below said boundary shall be free and common to the vessels and citizens of both countries; and neither shall, without the consent of the other, construct any work that may impede or interrupt, in whole or in part, the exercise of this right; not even for the purpose...
Page 128 - Territory relating to the control, appropriation, use, or distribution of water used in irrigation, or any vested right acquired thereunder, and the Secretary of the Interior, in carrying out the provisions of this Act, shall proceed in conformity with such laws...
Page 123 - ... 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 3 - That the creation of any obstruction, not affirmatively authorized by law, to the navigable capacity of any waters in respect of which the United States has jurisdiction, is hereby prohibited.
Page 37 - On consideration whereof, It is now here ordered, adjudged, and decreed by this...
Page 747 - It shall not be lawful for any person appointed after the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, as an officer, clerk, or employee in any of the Departments, to act as counsel, attorney, or agent for prosecuting any claim against the United States which was pending in either of said Departments while he was such officer, clerk, or employee...