An Abridgement of the Laws of the United States: Or, A Complete Digest of All Such Acts of Congress as Concern the United States at Large. To which is Added, an Appendix, Containing, All Existing Treaties, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Rules and Articles for the Government of the Army, and the Ordinance for the Government of the Territory North-west of the Ohio |
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... insert the date when the same was deposited in the office ] by A. B. of the state of [ here insert the author's or proprietor's name and the state in which he re- sides . ] [ See antea 3 , 4. ] 9. SECT . II . From and after the first ...
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... name , description and built of such ship or vessel , and the true admeasure- ment or tonnage thereof , the port or ... insert the denomination and name of the vessel ) whereof ( insert the master's name ) is master , which cargo ...
... name , description and built of such ship or vessel , and the true admeasure- ment or tonnage thereof , the port or ... insert the denomination and name of the vessel ) whereof ( insert the master's name ) is master , which cargo ...
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... insert the denomination and name of the vessel and the port to which she be- longs ) whereof ( here insert the master's name , and whether or not master during the voyage ) burthen ( here insert the nation where built ) bound to ...
... insert the denomination and name of the vessel and the port to which she be- longs ) whereof ( here insert the master's name , and whether or not master during the voyage ) burthen ( here insert the nation where built ) bound to ...
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... name of the vessel ) whereof ( insert the name ) is mas- ter , from ( insert the port last from ) . In witness whereof I have here- unto signed my name , this day of And the form of the certificate aforesaid , to be endorsed on the ...
... name of the vessel ) whereof ( insert the name ) is mas- ter , from ( insert the port last from ) . In witness whereof I have here- unto signed my name , this day of And the form of the certificate aforesaid , to be endorsed on the ...
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... name , and now delivered by me to the collector of the district of ( insert the name of the district ) con- tains , to the best of my knowledge and belief , a just and true account of all the goods , wares and merchandise , including ...
... name , and now delivered by me to the collector of the district of ( insert the name of the district ) con- tains , to the best of my knowledge and belief , a just and true account of all the goods , wares and merchandise , including ...
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Page 132 - The utmost good faith shall always be observed towards the Indians ; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent ; and in their property, rights, and liberty, they shall never be invaded or disturbed, unless in just and lawful wars authorized by congress ; but laws founded in justice and humanity shall, from time to time, be made for preventing wrongs being done to them, and for preserving peace and friendship with them.
Page 123 - No State shall lay any imposts or duties, which may interfere with any stipulations in treaties, entered into by the United States in Congress assembled, with any king, prince or state, in pursuance of any treaties already proposed by Congress, to the courts of France and Spain.
Page 124 - States, in proportion to the value of all land within each State granted to, or surveyed for, any person, as such land, and the buildings and improvements thereon, shall be estimated according to such mode as the United States in Congress assembled shall, from time to time direct and appoint.
Page 66 - ... a copy of an indictment found or an affidavit made before a magistrate of any state or territory charging the person demanded with having committed treason, felony, or other crime, certified as authentic by the governor or chief magistrate of the state or territory from whence the person so charged has fled, it shall be the duty of the executive authority of the state or territory to which such person has fled to cause him to be arrested and secured...
Page 125 - Congress shall strike in behalf of such party absent or refusing ; and the judgment and sentence of the court to be appointed, in the manner before prescribed, shall be final and conclusive...
Page 125 - ... defend their claim or cause, the court shall nevertheless proceed to pronounce sentence or judgment, which shall in like manner be final and decisive, the judgment or sentence and other proceedings being in either case transmitted to Congress and lodged among the acts of Congress for the security of the parties concerned : provided that every commissioner, before he sits in judgment, shall take an oath, to be administered by one of the judges of the Supreme or Superior Court of the State where...
Page 241 - That all the before-mentioned courts of the United States shall have power to issue writs of scire facias, habeas corpus, and all other writs, not specially provided for by statute, which may be necessary for the exercise of their respective jurisdictions, and agreeable to the principles and usages of law.
Page 124 - ... the United States in Congress assembled, shall from time to time direct and appoint. The taxes for paying that proportion shall be laid and levied by the authority and direction of the Legislatures of the several States within the time agreed upon by the United States in Congress assembled. ARTICLE IX. The United States in Congress assembled, shall have the sole and exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war, except in the cases mentioned in the sixth article — of sending and...
Page 9 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river St. Croix, from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid Highlands which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean, from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence...
Page 127 - ... and welfare of the United States or any of them, nor emit bills, nor borrow money on the credit of the United States, nor appropriate money, nor agree upon the number of vessels of war to be built or purchased...