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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... hundred and thirty - four , entitled ' An act for the relief of certain inhabitants of East Florida , ' and that said several claims may be settled by the treasury , as are other cases under said act : Provided , however , That the ...
... hundred and thirty - four , entitled ' An act for the relief of certain inhabitants of East Florida , ' and that said several claims may be settled by the treasury , as are other cases under said act : Provided , however , That the ...
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... hundred head , at $ 10 .. Stock cattle , say two hundred head , at $ 5 . Household furniture and plantation tools .. Poultry ...... 1,000 00 110 00 25 00 $ 6,080 00 Interest on this amount , at five per cent . per annum , the 10th May ...
... hundred head , at $ 10 .. Stock cattle , say two hundred head , at $ 5 . Household furniture and plantation tools .. Poultry ...... 1,000 00 110 00 25 00 $ 6,080 00 Interest on this amount , at five per cent . per annum , the 10th May ...
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... hundred , and running through a series of years , from July , 1840 , up to the present time . The rate of interest allowed , ( 5 per cent . , ) it is understood , was the prevailing or legal rate of interest in East Florida at that ...
... hundred , and running through a series of years , from July , 1840 , up to the present time . The rate of interest allowed , ( 5 per cent . , ) it is understood , was the prevailing or legal rate of interest in East Florida at that ...
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... hundred thousand dollars appropriated to defray ex- penses , & c . Under this act , General George Matthews and Colonel John McKee were appointed by the President to act as agents or com- missioners on behalf of the United States , with ...
... hundred thousand dollars appropriated to defray ex- penses , & c . Under this act , General George Matthews and Colonel John McKee were appointed by the President to act as agents or com- missioners on behalf of the United States , with ...
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... hundred and fifty - seven ; other accounts at two hundred and fifty ; but all agree that only a small portion of them were Span- ish subjects , or persons residing in Florida - probably not over fifty ; the remainder were adventurers ...
... hundred and fifty - seven ; other accounts at two hundred and fifty ; but all agree that only a small portion of them were Span- ish subjects , or persons residing in Florida - probably not over fifty ; the remainder were adventurers ...
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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.
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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.