Commentaries on American Law, Volume 1Little, Brown, 1884 - Law |
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... Vessels 4. Neutral Property in an Enemy's Vessel LECTURE VII . - Of Restrictions upon Neutral Trade 1. Contraband of War 2. Blockades 3. Right of Search Page 115 115 117 124 128 • 135 135 143 153 LECTURE VIII . — Of Truces , Passports ...
... Vessels 4. Neutral Property in an Enemy's Vessel LECTURE VII . - Of Restrictions upon Neutral Trade 1. Contraband of War 2. Blockades 3. Right of Search Page 115 115 117 124 128 • 135 135 143 153 LECTURE VIII . — Of Truces , Passports ...
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... vessels of a nation are , in many respects , considered as portions of its territory , and persons on board are protected and governed by the law of the country to which the vessel belongs . They may be punished for offences against the ...
... vessels of a nation are , in many respects , considered as portions of its territory , and persons on board are protected and governed by the law of the country to which the vessel belongs . They may be punished for offences against the ...
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... vessel that a collision resulted with an English ship , and by the collision a pas- senger on board the latter vessel was killed . Defendant was convicted in the Central Criminal Court , and the case came on appeal to the Criminal Court ...
... vessel that a collision resulted with an English ship , and by the collision a pas- senger on board the latter vessel was killed . Defendant was convicted in the Central Criminal Court , and the case came on appeal to the Criminal Court ...
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... vessels , may , in like manner , and upon the same terms and conditions , be imported or exported in the vessels of the other coun- try . The same rule is contained in the treaties of the United States with Denmark , Sweden , and the ...
... vessels , may , in like manner , and upon the same terms and conditions , be imported or exported in the vessels of the other coun- try . The same rule is contained in the treaties of the United States with Denmark , Sweden , and the ...
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... vessels , on arrival at a foreign port , to deposit their registers , sea - letters , and passports with the consul , vice - consul , or commercial agent , if any , at the port ; though this injunction only applies when the vessel shall ...
... vessels , on arrival at a foreign port , to deposit their registers , sea - letters , and passports with the consul , vice - consul , or commercial agent , if any , at the port ; though this injunction only applies when the vessel shall ...
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Page 330 - All claims founded upon the Constitution of the United States or any law of Congress, except for pensions, or upon any regulation of an Executive Department, or upon any contract, express or implied, with the Government of the United States...
Page 135 - A neutral Government is bound— " First. To use due diligence to prevent the fitting out, arming, or equipping, within its jurisdiction, of any vessel which it has reasonable ground to believe is intended to cruise or to carry on war against a Power with which it is at peace...
Page 534 - So, if a law be in opposition to the Constitution, if both the law and the Constitution apply to a particular case, so that the court must either decide that case conformably to the law, disregarding the Constitution, or conformably to the Constitution, disregarding the law, the court must determine which of these conflicting rules governs the case. This is of the very essence of judicial duty.
Page 544 - To avoid improper influences which may result from intermixing in one and the same act such things as have no proper relation to each other, every law shall embrace but one object, and that shall be expressed in the title.
Page 305 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President shall be the Vice-President. if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed; and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of...
Page 244 - ... no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence, by reason of his presence or absence, while employed in the service of the United States ; nor while engaged in the navigation of the waters of this state, or of the United States, or of the high seas ; nor while a student of any seminary of learning ; nor while kept at any almshouse, or other asylum, at public expense ; nor while confined in any public prison.
Page 500 - The sovereignty of a State extends to everything which exists by its own authority or is introduced by its permission ; b*ut does it extend to those means which are employed by Congress to carry into execution powers conferred on that body by the people of the United States ? We think it demonstrable that it does not.
Page 513 - It is not intended to say that these words comprehend that commerce which is completely internal, which is carried on between man and man in a state, or between different parts of the same state, and which does not extend to or affect other states. Such a power would be inconvenient, and is certainly unnecessary. Comprehensive as the word among is, it may very properly be restricted to that commerce which concerns more states than one.
Page 343 - ... of all suits of a civil nature, at common law, or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds...
Page 345 - And when in any suit mentioned in this section there shall be a controversy which is wholly between citizens of different states, and which can be fully determined as between them, then either one or more of the defendants actually interested in such controversy may remove said suit into the circuit court of the United States for the proper district.