Congressional Serial Set, Issue 4171U.S. Government Printing Office, 1901 Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. |
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... laws enacted by the territorial legislature . This conclusion is in harmony with the rule that " according to the established principles of the laws of nations , the laws of a conquered or ceded country remain in force till altered by ...
... laws enacted by the territorial legislature . This conclusion is in harmony with the rule that " according to the established principles of the laws of nations , the laws of a conquered or ceded country remain in force till altered by ...
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... laws , its ports must be regarded as foreign until they were established as domestic by act of Congress ; and it appears that this decision was sanctioned at the time by the Attorney General of the United States , the law officer of the ...
... laws , its ports must be regarded as foreign until they were established as domestic by act of Congress ; and it appears that this decision was sanctioned at the time by the Attorney General of the United States , the law officer of the ...
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... laws over Louisiana ( 2 Stat . at Large , 245 , 251 , 283 ) . The treaty which ceded Florida contained an almost identical pro- vision for the incorporation of the inhabitants of that territory . Of this treaty Chief Justice Marshall ...
... laws over Louisiana ( 2 Stat . at Large , 245 , 251 , 283 ) . The treaty which ceded Florida contained an almost identical pro- vision for the incorporation of the inhabitants of that territory . Of this treaty Chief Justice Marshall ...
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... laws for the government of this newly acquired territory , and had passed a tariff act extending over the island , with rates of duty different from those imposed by the general tariff laws applicable to other parts of the country ...
... laws for the government of this newly acquired territory , and had passed a tariff act extending over the island , with rates of duty different from those imposed by the general tariff laws applicable to other parts of the country ...
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... laws , but to the relations of the government to the governed . The laws governing these relations must depend upon the constitutional powers and limitations of the new government , not on those of the old . Chicago , & c . , Ry . Co. v ...
... laws , but to the relations of the government to the governed . The laws governing these relations must depend upon the constitutional powers and limitations of the new government , not on those of the old . Chicago , & c . , Ry . Co. v ...
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Page 268 - Our constitution declares a treaty to be the law of the land. It is, consequently, to be regarded in courts of justice as equivalent to an act of the legislature, whenever it operates of itself without the aid of any legislative provision. But when the terms of the stipulation import a contract, when either of the parties engages to perform a particular act, the treaty addresses itself to the political, not the judicial department; and the legislature must execute the contract before it can become...
Page 367 - This provision is made in a constitution intended to endure for ages to come, and consequently, to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs.
Page 608 - If in the opinion of the people the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the Constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation, for though this in one instance may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed.
Page 318 - 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 72 - The Constitution of the United States is a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield of its protection all classes of men, at all times, and under all circumstances.
Page 479 - The inhabitants of the territories which His Catholic Majesty cedes to the United States, by this treaty, shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States, as soon as may be consistent with the principles of the Federal Constitution, and admitted to the enjoyment of all the privileges, rights, and immunities of the citizens of the United States.
Page 230 - ... treaty, a declaration of their decision to preserve such allegiance; in default of which declaration they shall be held to have renounced it and to have adopted the nationality of the territory in which they may reside. The civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United States shall be determined by Congress.
Page 599 - 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 394 - ... held that the relations of the inhabitants with each other undergo any change. Their relations with their former sovereign are dissolved, and new relations are created between them and the government which has acquired their territory. The same act which transfers their country transfers the allegiance of those who remain in it; and the law which may be denominated political is necessarily changed, although that which regulates the intercourse and general conduct of individuals remains in force,...
Page 532 - The government of the Union, then, (whatever may be the influence of this fact on the case,) is, emphatically and truly, a government of the people. In form and in substance it emanates from them. Its powers are granted by them, and are to be exercised directly on them, and for their benefit.