Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, Volume 18 |
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... question is , does the letter of the defendant , set forth in the replication , contain a sufficient promise to pay the debt in suit ? All the authorities agree in this , that the promise by which a discharged debt is revived must be ...
... question is , does the letter of the defendant , set forth in the replication , contain a sufficient promise to pay the debt in suit ? All the authorities agree in this , that the promise by which a discharged debt is revived must be ...
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... question was answered in the case of McCulloch v . The State of Maryland . It is an instrument which is necessary and proper ' for carrying on the fiscal operations of government . " From the exposition of the relations and immunities ...
... question was answered in the case of McCulloch v . The State of Maryland . It is an instrument which is necessary and proper ' for carrying on the fiscal operations of government . " From the exposition of the relations and immunities ...
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... question , and the only ques- tion , there treated as vital was , what was the nature of the services required of it by the government ? In the bank - tax cases of Van Allen v . The Assessor and Na- tional Bank v . The Commonwealth ...
... question , and the only ques- tion , there treated as vital was , what was the nature of the services required of it by the government ? In the bank - tax cases of Van Allen v . The Assessor and Na- tional Bank v . The Commonwealth ...
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... question is , as in the present case , whether the taxation of property is taxation of means , instruments , or agencies by which the United States carries out its powers , it is impos- sible to see how it can be pertinent to inquire ...
... question is , as in the present case , whether the taxation of property is taxation of means , instruments , or agencies by which the United States carries out its powers , it is impos- sible to see how it can be pertinent to inquire ...
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... questions answered in the affirmative . It is true the prop- erty of the contractor may be taxed ; and so may the ... question whether the tax does in truth deprive them of power to serve the government as they were intended to serve ...
... questions answered in the affirmative . It is true the prop- erty of the contractor may be taxed ; and so may the ... question whether the tax does in truth deprive them of power to serve the government as they were intended to serve ...
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Page 453 - 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 540 - that the laws of the several States, except where the Constitution, treaties, or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law in the courts of the United States, in cases where they apply.
Page 44 - If any one proposition could command the universal assent of mankind, we might expect it would be this, — that the government of the union, though limited in its powers, is supreme within its sphere of action.
Page 549 - That the Circuit Courts of the United States shall have original cognizance, concurrent with the courts of the several States, of all suits of a civil nature, at common law or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of interest and costs, the sum or value of two thousand dollars, and arising under the Constitution or laws of the United States...
Page 293 - ... exclusive original cognizance of all civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, including all seizures under laws of impost, navigation, or trade, of the United States, where the seizures are made on waters which are navigable from the sea by vessels of ten or more tons' burden, within their respective districts, as well as upon the high seas...
Page 608 - But the rule of law is clear, that where one, by his words or conduct, wilfully causes another to believe the existence of a certain state of things, and induces him to act on that belief, so as to alter his own previous position, the former is concluded from averring against the latter a different state of things as existing at the same time...
Page 4 - And the better to accomplish the object of this act, namely, to promote the public interest and welfare by the construction of said railroad and telegraph line, and keeping the same in working order, and to secure to the government at all times (but particularly in time of war) the use and benefits of the same for postal, military and other purposes, Congress may, at any time, having due regard for the rights of said companies named herein, add to, alter, amend, or repeal this act.
Page 314 - ... and each of the said district courts shall have and exercise the same jurisdiction, in all cases arising under the constitution and laws of the United States...
Page 178 - And that either of the justices of the Supreme Court, as well as judges of the District Courts, shall have power to grant writs of habeas corpus, for the purpose of an inquiry into the cause of commitment.
Page 45 - When they tax the chartered institutions of the states, they tax their constituents ; and these taxes must be uniform. But when a state taxes the operations of the government of the United States, it acts upon institutions created, not by their own constituents, but by people over whom they claim no control. It acts upon the measures of a government created by others, as well as themselves, for the benefit of others in common with themselves. The difference is that which always exists, and always...