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, Secretary of War |
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... Commission , enti- tled " An Act to prevent discrimination against the money of the United States by banking institutions " In re order of Major - General Otis requiring Smith , Bell & Co. , a banking house at Manila , to turn over to ...
... Commission , enti- tled " An Act to prevent discrimination against the money of the United States by banking institutions " In re order of Major - General Otis requiring Smith , Bell & Co. , a banking house at Manila , to turn over to ...
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... Commission ...... Insurrection against the military government in New Mexico and California , 1847 and 1848 Page . 595 604 615 619 621 625 630 646 648 650 655 689 REPORTS ON THE LAW OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT IN TERRITORY SUBJECT 9.
... Commission ...... Insurrection against the military government in New Mexico and California , 1847 and 1848 Page . 595 604 615 619 621 625 630 646 648 650 655 689 REPORTS ON THE LAW OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT IN TERRITORY SUBJECT 9.
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... Commission assembled in 1898. One require- ment made by the American commission was that Spain should assume toward the islands mentioned the same position as was occupied by the other nations of the earth , which is that the territory ...
... Commission assembled in 1898. One require- ment made by the American commission was that Spain should assume toward the islands mentioned the same position as was occupied by the other nations of the earth , which is that the territory ...
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... Commission , a sum not exceeding fifty thousand dollars . ( 9 Stat . L. , chap . 166 , p . 301. ) The second act was " An act to establish certain post routes , " approved August 14 , 1848. Section 3 of this act provided as follows ...
... Commission , a sum not exceeding fifty thousand dollars . ( 9 Stat . L. , chap . 166 , p . 301. ) The second act was " An act to establish certain post routes , " approved August 14 , 1848. Section 3 of this act provided as follows ...
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... commission , aid in the execution of the laws and administration of the Government instead of attempting to oppose me . Judge Fromentin appealed the controversy to Washington . This is what he wrote to Secretary Adams : The American ...
... commission , aid in the execution of the laws and administration of the Government instead of attempting to oppose me . Judge Fromentin appealed the controversy to Washington . This is what he wrote to Secretary Adams : The American ...
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Page 86 - We admit, as all must admit, that the powers of the government are limited, and that its limits are not to be transcended. But we think the sound construction of the constitution must allow to the national legislature that discretion, with respect to the means by which the powers it confers are to be carried into execution, which will enable that body to perform the high duties assigned to it, in the manner most beneficial to the people.
Page 42 - The Mexicans who, in the territories aforesaid, shall not preserve the character of citizens of the Mexican Republic, conformably with what is stipulated in the preceding article, shall be incorporated into the Union of the United States, and be admitted at the proper time (to be judged of by the Congress of the United States...
Page 472 - 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 157 - But when the terms of the stipulation import a contract, when either of the parties engages to perform a particular act, the treaty addresses itself to the political, not the judicial department; and the legislature must execute the contract before it can become a rule for the
Page 371 - That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to its people.
Page 329 - British fishermen shall use (but not to dry or cure the same on that island) ; and also on the coasts, bays, and creeks of all other of his Britannic Majesty's dominions in America...
Page 32 - Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Page 94 - The inhabitants of the territories which His Catholic Majesty cedes to the United States, by this treaty, shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States as soon as may be consistent with the principles of the Federal Constitution, and admitted to the enjoyment of all the privileges, rights, and immunities of the citizens of the United States.
Page 522 - 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 68 - Not only, therefore, can there be no loss of separate and independent autonomy to the states through their union under the Constitution, but it may...