Alaska Reports, Volume 2West Publishing Company, 1906 |
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Page 95
... construction necessarily given to this section as to one grand jury is that but one grand jury shall be called to investigate those offenses described in title 1 of said act , as well as those which are defined in the other laws of the ...
... construction necessarily given to this section as to one grand jury is that but one grand jury shall be called to investigate those offenses described in title 1 of said act , as well as those which are defined in the other laws of the ...
Page 115
... construction , because all other classes of property mentioned in the section are writings , notes , bonds , deeds , book accounts , and public records , and that the phrase should be construed as if it read " and other similar goods ...
... construction , because all other classes of property mentioned in the section are writings , notes , bonds , deeds , book accounts , and public records , and that the phrase should be construed as if it read " and other similar goods ...
Page 130
... construction of a system of waterworks for the purpose of supplying the city and its in- habitants with water , to authorize the purchase and condem- * nation of land for that purpose , and the issue of bonds to the amount of $ 160,000 ...
... construction of a system of waterworks for the purpose of supplying the city and its in- habitants with water , to authorize the purchase and condem- * nation of land for that purpose , and the issue of bonds to the amount of $ 160,000 ...
Page 175
... CONSTRUCTION - STATUTES ADOPTED FROM OTHER STATES -USURY - INTEREST . Section 257 , Civ . Code Alaska , was adopted by Congress from Texas , and a construction thereof by the courts of that state prior to its transfer to the Code of ...
... CONSTRUCTION - STATUTES ADOPTED FROM OTHER STATES -USURY - INTEREST . Section 257 , Civ . Code Alaska , was adopted by Congress from Texas , and a construction thereof by the courts of that state prior to its transfer to the Code of ...
Page 176
... construction of its terms by the highest courts of that state prior to that date must have been in the mind of Congress at the time of its adoption , and must be in the highest degree advisory to this court in its construction of the ...
... construction of its terms by the highest courts of that state prior to that date must have been in the mind of Congress at the time of its adoption , and must be in the highest degree advisory to this court in its construction of the ...
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Page 437 - It is a general and undisputed proposition of law that a municipal corporation possesses and can exercise the following powers, and no others : First, those granted in express words; second, those necessarily or fairly implied in or incident to the powers expressly granted ; third, those essential to the accomplishment of the declared objects and purposes of the corporation — not simply convenient, but indispensable.
Page 314 - And the said records and judicial proceedings, authenticated as aforesaid, shall have such faith and credit given to them in every court within the United States as they have by law or usage in the courts of the State from whence the said records are or shall be taken.
Page 368 - ... 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 541 - Where minerals have been found and the evidence is of such a character that a person of ordinary prudence would be justified in the further expenditure of his labor and means, with a reasonable prospect of success, in developing a valuable mine, the requirements of the statute have been met.
Page 448 - That the Indians or other persons in said district shall not be disturbed in the possession of any lands actually in their use or occupation or now claimed by them, but the terms under which such persons may acquire title to such lands is reserved for future legislation by Congress...
Page 622 - The distinction between actions at law and suits in equity, and the forms of all such actions and suits...
Page 220 - ... they, with the exception of uncivilized native tribes, shall be admitted to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States, and shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property and religion. The uncivilized tribes will be subject to such laws and regulations as the United States may, from time to time, adopt in regard to aboriginal tribes of that country.
Page 222 - And every Indian born within the territorial limits of the United States to whom allotments shall have been made under the provisions of this act, or under any law or treaty, and every Indian born within the territorial limits of the United States...
Page 204 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States, and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property and the Religion which they profess.
Page 491 - ... in its discretion, and upon such terms as may be just, at any time within one year after notice thereof, relieve a party from a judgment, order, or other proceeding, taken against him through his mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect...