as to navigable rivers narrowed by De Jure Maris the true, as to navigable rivers DE JURE MARIS, D. authorship of by Lord Hale, questioned by Mereweather by Phear rule as to navigable rivers laid down in conflicts with Bracton how reconciled narrows down Common Law age in which treatise was written. E. Section 39 14, 15 31 31 33 34 35-38 39 36 right to a public, may be gained by prescription. is not an incident to land may be owned by one not an owner of adjacent land State can create rival ferries, unless charter exclusive in when entirely within a State, Congress no power to FERRYMAN, is a common carrier FISHERY, in the sea kinds of. definition of open to all in a navigable river rule in Connecticut rule in Pennsylvania. rule in North Carolina common in the Mississippi River. subordinate to right of navigation FRANCHISE, definition of a 311 312-314 arising in navigable rivers, belong to the State LAW OF NATIONS, L. attempt to trace the distinction of navigability by the tide to . extent of LANDS, PUBLIC, grants of, limited by mathematical lines LEGISLATIVE ACTION, of the States in relation to navigable rivers 78 130 139, 140 84 92 93 94 103 100 91 98 99 96 97 90 85 86 87 102 89 101 105, 148 103 Section 104 105 118 83 121, 122 148 150 148, 150, 170 7 59, 182 183 185 Walker's construction of acts of Congress ad medium filum doctrine not applicable in United States LOW-WATER MARK, what is extending right of riparian proprietor to no foundation for this rule in Common Law Handley's Lessee v. Anthony, cited and explained system discussed by the Alabama Supreme Court by the Michigan Supreme Court MEANDERED LINES, (See Mathematical Lines.) MISSISSIPPI, discovery of 107 considered navigable by the treaty of 1763 107 1785 110 public user most unfailing test of a, even in England an act of Parliament will not, of itself, make a definition in Bracton's day. title to bed of, in England, in Crown rule of England as to, cannot be rule in United States. general error in the United States Taney's expositition of the subject repudiation of the usual English definition contest in New York rule in Illinois. rule in Mississippi, attempt to trace the rule to the law rule in New-England States in conformity with the 3, 22 41 4, 13 14, 15, 43 14, 20, 21 how it affects the rights of the States to allow bridges. 188-199 when made navigable at public expense, are juris publici PUBLIC LANDS, 271, 275 275 273 274 276 177 279-293 294-310 40, 42 40 42, 44 123 28 40, 42 300, 307 303 1 1 2 3, 16 3, 16 5 6 12 40, 42 if made a, by the destruction of an intervening estate . |