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The present corporate body , denominated the president , directors , and company of the Bank of the United States , will have existed at the time this act is intended to take effect twenty years . It enjoys an exclusive privilege ...
The present corporate body , denominated the president , directors , and company of the Bank of the United States , will have existed at the time this act is intended to take effect twenty years . It enjoys an exclusive privilege ...
Page 56
It seems to be predicated on the erroneous idea that the present stockholders have a prescriptive right not only to the favor but to the bounty of Government . It appears that more than a fourth part of the stock is held by foreigners ...
It seems to be predicated on the erroneous idea that the present stockholders have a prescriptive right not only to the favor but to the bounty of Government . It appears that more than a fourth part of the stock is held by foreigners ...
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At present there is no other medium except by what are called the greenbacks , the United States notes , and these notes are forced out of circulation by the superabundance of bank paper ; so that a person who desires to pay your taxes ...
At present there is no other medium except by what are called the greenbacks , the United States notes , and these notes are forced out of circulation by the superabundance of bank paper ; so that a person who desires to pay your taxes ...
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Contents
Economic Provisions of the Constitution of the United States | 7 |
The Land Ordinance of May 20 1785 | 13 |
The Tariff and Tonnage Acts of July 4 and July 20 1789 | 15 |
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| Title | Major Documents in American Economic History: From an agrarian to an industrial economy (1785-1900) An Anvil original, 55-56 Volume 55 of Anvil books Volumes 55-56 of Anvil original Volume 1 of Major Documents in American Economic History, Louis Morton Hacker |
| Editor | Louis Morton Hacker |
| Publisher | Van Nostrand, 1961 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 20 Jul 2007 |
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