| United States - 1897 - 1176 pages
...susceptible of beinc used, in their ordinary condition, as highways for commerce, on which trade пЛ travel are, or may be conducted, in the customary modes of trade and travel on waters; and they constitute navigable waters of tho United States, within the meaning of tho acts of... | |
| Emlin McClain - 1900 - 1126 pages
...capacity. Those rivers must be regarded as public navigable vivers in law which are navigable iu fact. And they are navigable in fact when they are used, or...the customary modes of trade and travel on water. And they constitute navigable waters of the United States within the meaning of the acts of Congress,... | |
| Emlin McClain - 1900 - 1134 pages
...capacity. Those rivers must be regarded as public navigable rivers in law which are navigable in fact. And they are navigable in fact when they are used, or...conducted in the customary modes of trade and travel on watev. And they constitute navigable waters of the United States within the meaning of the acts of... | |
| New Mexico. Supreme Court, John Abbott, Paul A. F. Walter - 1900 - 762 pages
...says: "Those rivers must be regarded as public navigable rivers in law which are navigable in fact, and they are navigable in fact when they are used or are susceptible of being used, in the ordinary condition, as highways for commerce, over which trade and travel are or may be conducted... | |
| United States. Army. Office of the Judge Advocate General - 1901 - 940 pages
...1777. Those rivers must be regarded as public navigable rivers in law which are navigable in fact. And they are navigable in fact when they are used or are...the customary modes of trade and travel on water. And they constitute navigable waters of the United States, in contradistinction from the navigable... | |
| Joel Prentiss Bishop - 1901 - 1032 pages
...[Charleston & Sav. Ry. Co. v, Johnson, 73 Ga. 306.] point during their entire length." "When, therefore, " they are used, or are susceptible of being used, in...the customary modes of trade and travel on water," they are navigable rivers. " And they constitute navigable waters of the United States within the meaning... | |
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