Reports from the Court of Claims Submitted to the House of Representatives, Volume 2C. Wendell, printer, 1858 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... duties upon said judge , be , and the same is hereby , transferred to the judge of the northern district of Florida , to be proceeded in and finished , or de- cidd , in the same manner provided by law ; and the said district judge shall ...
... duties upon said judge , be , and the same is hereby , transferred to the judge of the northern district of Florida , to be proceeded in and finished , or de- cidd , in the same manner provided by law ; and the said district judge shall ...
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... duties upon said judge , be , and the same are hereby , transferred to the judge of the district court of the northern district of Florida , to be proceeded in and finished , or decided in the same man- ner provided for by law ; and the ...
... duties upon said judge , be , and the same are hereby , transferred to the judge of the district court of the northern district of Florida , to be proceeded in and finished , or decided in the same man- ner provided for by law ; and the ...
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... duties of this kind might perhaps be rightfully imposed upon executive or adminis- trative officers , yet it is clear that they could not be forced upon a ju- dicial officer unless they were of a judicial character . It is a well ...
... duties of this kind might perhaps be rightfully imposed upon executive or adminis- trative officers , yet it is clear that they could not be forced upon a ju- dicial officer unless they were of a judicial character . It is a well ...
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... duties and authori- ties are severed by reference " to their respective jurisdictions " as as- signed by the law creating the courts , and assigning to each territo- rial limits . The second section speaks of " the cases which the ...
... duties and authori- ties are severed by reference " to their respective jurisdictions " as as- signed by the law creating the courts , and assigning to each territo- rial limits . The second section speaks of " the cases which the ...
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... duties under the acts of 1823 and 1834 , the judge acted under his judicial salary , ( and of course in his judicial capacity , which was all that salary covered and compensated , ) and that the act of 1839 deprived him of extra pay for ...
... duties under the acts of 1823 and 1834 , the judge acted under his judicial salary , ( and of course in his judicial capacity , which was all that salary covered and compensated , ) and that the act of 1839 deprived him of extra pay for ...
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35TH CONGRESS 9th article act of Congress aforesaid allowed Amelia island amount appointment armory army Attorney Auditor authority award boat brig General Armstrong British Captain Gantt certify charge chargé d'affaires claimant clerk command commission commissioners committee Commodore Dallas compensation Court of Claims damages deceased decision Dener deponent district dollars duly duties East Florida entitled established evidence executive fact flag captain Frémont Garrett Harper's Ferry honorable House of Representatives injuries interest interrogatory James Bell James Greer Jenkins Jones judge judicial June jurisdiction justice law of nations letter Lieutenant Colonel livres loss March ment milreis Navy opinion paid patent payment pension person petition petitioner Portugal present provisions question received referred Reid respectfully Rio de Janeiro Russell salary says Secretary Senate Spanish squadron statute sworn testimony Thompson tion Treasury Department treaty tribunal United United States Solicitor vessel witness
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Page 86 - 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 207 - Our constitution declares a treaty to be the law of the land. It is, consequently, to be regarded in courts of justice as equivalent to an act of the legislature, whenever it operates of itself without the aid of any legislative provision.
Page 231 - It is a maxim not to be disregarded that general expressions, in every opinion, are to be taken in connection with the case in which those expressions are used. If they go beyond the case, they may be respected, but ought not to control the judgment in a subsequent suit when the very point is presented for decision.
Page 90 - Rhode Island, and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, to be free, sovereign and independent States; that he treats with them as such, and for himself, his heirs and successors, relinquishes all claims to the Government, propriety and territorial rights of the same, and every part thereof.
Page 13 - Jersey, aged seventy three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
Page 158 - That government is, or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community; of all the various modes and forms of government, that is best which is capable of producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety, and is most effectually secured against the danger of maladministration; and...
Page 232 - The question actually before the court is investigated with care, and considered in its full extent. Other principles which may serve to illustrate it are considered in their relation to the case decided, but their possible bearing on all other cases is seldom completely investigated.
Page 106 - ... according to justice and equity." That this provision gave to the present commission a broader and more comprehensive power than was given by the 7th article of the treaty of 1794 between the United States and Great Britain (8 Stat.
Page 197 - The United States will cause satisfaction to be made for the injuries, if any, which by process of law shall be established to have been suffered by the Spanish officers and individual Spanish inhabitants, by the late operations of the American army in Florida.
Page 129 - 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.