United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court, 93. köideU.S. Government Printing Office, 1877 |
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... authority conferred by these acts . The Savannah River , where it flows past the city of Savan- nah , is divided into two channels by Hutchinson's Island , which extends above and below the city , with a length of about six miles , and ...
... authority conferred by these acts . The Savannah River , where it flows past the city of Savan- nah , is divided into two channels by Hutchinson's Island , which extends above and below the city , with a length of about six miles , and ...
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... authority to make improvements in the bed of the river , to divert the water from one channel to another , and to plant obstructions therein at their will . This will not be denied ; but the power to " regulate commerce , ' conferred by ...
... authority to make improvements in the bed of the river , to divert the water from one channel to another , and to plant obstructions therein at their will . This will not be denied ; but the power to " regulate commerce , ' conferred by ...
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... authority of the States , do the same thing ? Why may it not confine the navigation of the river to the channel south of Hutchin- son's Island ; and why is this not a regulation of commerce , if commerce includes navigation ? We think ...
... authority of the States , do the same thing ? Why may it not confine the navigation of the river to the channel south of Hutchin- son's Island ; and why is this not a regulation of commerce , if commerce includes navigation ? We think ...
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... authority has been given . With this we cannot concur . By an act of Congress of June 23 , 1874 , an appropriation was made of $ 50,000 , to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War , for the repairs , preservation , and ...
... authority has been given . With this we cannot concur . By an act of Congress of June 23 , 1874 , an appropriation was made of $ 50,000 , to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War , for the repairs , preservation , and ...
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... authority of the statutes , and that the structure at the cross - tides intended to divert the water from the northern channel into the southern is , in the judgment The plaintiff has , therefore , of the law , no illegal obstruction ...
... authority of the statutes , and that the structure at the cross - tides intended to divert the water from the northern channel into the southern is , in the judgment The plaintiff has , therefore , of the law , no illegal obstruction ...
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Page 380 - prior date, unless the description and drawings contain and exhibit a substantial representation of the patented improvement, " in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms," as to enable any person skilled in the art or science to which it appertains, to make, construct,
Page 442 - such railroad should be a public highway for the use of the government of the United States, free from toll or other charge, or upon any other conditions for the use of such road for such transportation ; nor shall any allowance be made out of any money appropriated by this
Page 75 - the distinction between actions at law and suits in equity, and the forms of all such actions and suits heretofore existing, are abolished; and there shall be in this State but one form of action for the enforcement or protection of private rights and the redress
Page 194 - treaty' and ' nation' are words of our own language, selected in our diplomatic and legislative proceedings by ourselves, having each a definite and well-understood meaning. We have applied them to Indians as we have applied them to the other nations of the earth. They are applied to all in the same sense.
Page 553 - that any final judgment, order, or decree of said court may be re-examined and reversed or affirmed in the Supreme Court of the United States upon writ of error or appeal, in the same cases and in like manner as is now provided by law in reference to the final judgments, orders, and decrees of the Circuit Court of the United
Page 443 - remain a public highway for the use of the government of the United States, free from any toll or charge whatever, for any property of the United States, or persons in their service in public business, passing through the same.
Page 442 - the said railroad shall be, and remain, a public highway for the use of the government of the United States, free from all toll or other charge for [upon] the transportation of any property or troops of the United States.'" And the counsel for the appellants analyzes this provision as follows: — " This is a legislative declaration of three things:
Page 454 - The said railroad and branches shall be and remain public highways for the use of the government of the United States, free from all toll or other charge upon the transportation of any property or troops of the United States.
Page 224 - are to be made upon an estimate of the net annual value of the several hereditaments rated thereunto, — that is to say, of the rent at which the same might reasonably be expected to let from
Page 380 - required to be in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms, as to enable any person skilled in the art or science to make, construct, and use the invention.