Reports on the Law of Civil Government in Territory Subject to Military Occupation by the Military Forces of the United States Submitted to Hon. Elihu Root ... |
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... possession of the military authorities of the United States in the Phil- ippines ... Extradition of fugitives from justice who have taken refuge in Cuba under military government ......... . Page . 495 501 507 511 514 519 523 In re ...
... possession of the military authorities of the United States in the Phil- ippines ... Extradition of fugitives from justice who have taken refuge in Cuba under military government ......... . Page . 495 501 507 511 514 519 523 In re ...
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... possession for the United States in virtue of the power of conquest and occupancy , and in obedience to the duty of main- taining the security of the inhabitants in their persons and property , ordained , under the sanction and ...
... possession for the United States in virtue of the power of conquest and occupancy , and in obedience to the duty of main- taining the security of the inhabitants in their persons and property , ordained , under the sanction and ...
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... possession of the territory . The right to legislate therefor now belongs to Congress , and I see no rea- son for asserting that the jurisdiction of Congress has been suspended or Congress in any way incapacitated for exercising this ...
... possession of the territory . The right to legislate therefor now belongs to Congress , and I see no rea- son for asserting that the jurisdiction of Congress has been suspended or Congress in any way incapacitated for exercising this ...
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... possession thereof . In establishing that possession it encounters an armed insurrection , against which it is conducting mili- tary operations and with the forces of which it is engaged in active hostilities . The military government ...
... possession thereof . In establishing that possession it encounters an armed insurrection , against which it is conducting mili- tary operations and with the forces of which it is engaged in active hostilities . The military government ...
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... possession of the territories ceded by France to the United States by the treaty concluded at Paris on the 30th day of April last ; and for the temporary government thereof , " approved October 31 , 1803. ( 2 U. S. Stats . , 245. ) The ...
... possession of the territories ceded by France to the United States by the treaty concluded at Paris on the 30th day of April last ; and for the temporary government thereof , " approved October 31 , 1803. ( 2 U. S. Stats . , 245. ) The ...
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Popular passages
Page 665 - If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any citizen in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States...
Page 246 - The civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United States shall be determined by the Congress.
Page 608 - Until Congress shall provide for the government of such islands all the civil, judicial and military powers exercised by the officers of the existing government in said islands shall be vested in such person or persons and shall be exercised in such manner as the President of the United States shall direct; and the President shall have power to remove said officers and fill the vacancies so occasioned.
Page 517 - And as the island is, upon its evacuation by Spain, to be occupied by the United States, the United States will, so long as such occupation shall last, assume and discharge the obligations that may under international law result from the fact of its occupation, for the protection of life and property.
Page 95 - They are legislative courts, created in virtue of the general right of sovereignty which exists in the government, or in virtue of that clause which enables Congress to make all needful rules and regulations, respecting the territory belonging to the United States.
Page 76 - And for extending the fundamental principles of civil and religious liberty, which form the basis whereon these republics, their laws, and constitutions, are erected; to fix and establish those principles as the basis of all laws, constitutions, and governments, which forever hereafter shall be formed in the said territory...
Page 118 - Spanish subjects, natives of the peninsula, residing in the territory over which Spain by the present treaty relinquishes or cedes her sovereignty, may remain in such territory or may remove therefrom, retaining in either event all their rights of property, including the right to sell or dispose of such property or of its proceeds, and they shall also have the right to carry on their industry, commerce, and prol'essions, being subject in respect thereof to such laws as are applicable to other foreigners.
Page 76 - It is hereby ordained and declared, by the authority aforesaid, that the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact, between the original States and the people and States in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent...
Page 675 - On the contrary, if war be actually levied, that is, if a body of men be actually assembled for the purpose of effecting by force a treasonable purpose, all those who perform any part, however minute, or however remote from the scene of action, and who are actually leagued in the general conspiracy, are to be considered as traitors.
Page 124 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States, and admitted as soon as possible, according to the principles of the Federal constitution, to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States; and in the meantime they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the religion which they profess.