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... granted ; but an oppor- tunity is presented to Mr. Pagan at least to take the sense of the court upon his affairs . I have the honor , sir , to be , with true respect and esteem , your most obedient servant , To the SECRETARY OF STATE ...
... granted ; but an oppor- tunity is presented to Mr. Pagan at least to take the sense of the court upon his affairs . I have the honor , sir , to be , with true respect and esteem , your most obedient servant , To the SECRETARY OF STATE ...
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... granted . But he remarked , and the court agreed , that the propriety of the writ was as much open now as ever ; and the re- newal of it was unanimously rejected . The latter part of this representation ought probably to have come from ...
... granted . But he remarked , and the court agreed , that the propriety of the writ was as much open now as ever ; and the re- newal of it was unanimously rejected . The latter part of this representation ought probably to have come from ...
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... granted to the inhabitants of Vincennes , upon the Wabash river , I have now the honor to state to you my opinion ... granting patents to them vested 24 Doc . No. 123 . PHILADELPHIA, March 14, 1794. ...
... granted to the inhabitants of Vincennes , upon the Wabash river , I have now the honor to state to you my opinion ... granting patents to them vested 24 Doc . No. 123 . PHILADELPHIA, March 14, 1794. ...
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... granted before trial ; and that some benefit will result from the conviction of a person guilty of this offence , although he should afterwards receive the mercy he asks . The Attorney General also learns that Mitchell does not sustain ...
... granted before trial ; and that some benefit will result from the conviction of a person guilty of this offence , although he should afterwards receive the mercy he asks . The Attorney General also learns that Mitchell does not sustain ...
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... granted . Whether a survey be agreeable to the laws of Virginia , is subject to the decision , in the first instance , of the Secretary of War , as the act requires it to be produced to him , -which must be understood to be for some ...
... granted . Whether a survey be agreeable to the laws of Virginia , is subject to the decision , in the first instance , of the Secretary of War , as the act requires it to be produced to him , -which must be understood to be for some ...
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Page 103 - Previous to the organization of the general assembly, the governor shall appoint such magistrates and other civil officers...
Page 277 - States, who shall be sworn, or affirmed, to a faithful execution of his office; whose duty it shall be to prosecute and conduct all suits in the Supreme Court, in which the United States shall be concerned, and to give his advice and opinion upon questions of law, when required by the President of the United States, or when requested by the heads of any of the departments, touching any matters that may concern their departments...
Page 462 - And in all cases of contracts for the performance of any service, or the delivery of articles of any description, for the use of the United States, payment shall not exceed the value of the service rendered, or of the articles delivered previously to such payment.
Page 237 - States, who shall be sworn or affirmed to a faithful execution of his office; whose duty it shall be to prosecute and conduct all suits in the supreme court in which the United States shall be concerned, and to give his advice and opinion upon questions of law when required by the president of the United States, or when requested by the heads of any of the departments, touching any matters that may concern their departments, and shall receive such compensation for his services as shall by law be...
Page 95 - It is agreed that it shall at all times be free to His Majesty's subjects, and to the citizens of the United States, and also to the Indians dwelling on either side of the said boundary line, freely to pass and repass by land or inland navigation, into the respective territories and countries of the two parties, on the continent of America...
Page 477 - The said Indian nations do acknowledge themselves and all their tribes to be under the protection of the United States and of no other sovereign whatsoever.
Page 752 - The President shall have power to fill all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session; but no person rejected by the Senate shall be reappointed to the same office during their ensuing recess.
Page 202 - An act for establishing rules and articles for the government of the armies of the United States,
Page 52 - States as before defined ; and in every case in which any process issuing out of any court of the United States shall be disobeyed or resisted by any person or persons having the custody of any vessel of war, cruiser, or other armed vessel of any foreign prince...
Page 52 - An act in addition to the act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States," which does abridge the freedom of the press, is not law, but is altogether void and of no effect.