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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... acquired by the United States during the war with Spain , considered with reference to the territorial boundaries ... acquired territory , upon the acquisition being completed .... The charge of " imperialism " preferred against ...
... acquired by the United States during the war with Spain , considered with reference to the territorial boundaries ... acquired territory , upon the acquisition being completed .... The charge of " imperialism " preferred against ...
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... acquired territory . The administrative branch of this Government , believing that the power of extending the existing laws of the United States over the territories acquired by the late treaty of cession with Spain is lodged in ...
... acquired territory . The administrative branch of this Government , believing that the power of extending the existing laws of the United States over the territories acquired by the late treaty of cession with Spain is lodged in ...
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... acquired territory . Meanwhile the necessity for judicial action continues , and the military government is called upon to meet the necessity . Article XII of the treaty of peace ( 1898 ) clearly contemplates that the ordinary courts of ...
... acquired territory . Meanwhile the necessity for judicial action continues , and the military government is called upon to meet the necessity . Article XII of the treaty of peace ( 1898 ) clearly contemplates that the ordinary courts of ...
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... acquire property . ( American Ins . Co. v . Canter , 1 Peters , 542 ; Mormon Church e . United States , 136 U. S. , 1 , 42. ) In fact , the territory , i . e . , the stretch of country , when acquired by conquest , treaty , or discovery ...
... acquire property . ( American Ins . Co. v . Canter , 1 Peters , 542 ; Mormon Church e . United States , 136 U. S. , 1 , 42. ) In fact , the territory , i . e . , the stretch of country , when acquired by conquest , treaty , or discovery ...
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... acquire territory from foreign states , the Executive , as the organ by which we com- municate with such states , must be ... acquired ultimately rests with Congress * * . ( Annals of Congress , 1803-4 , p . 436. ) * Congress , having ...
... acquire territory from foreign states , the Executive , as the organ by which we com- municate with such states , must be ... acquired ultimately rests with Congress * * . ( Annals of Congress , 1803-4 , p . 436. ) * Congress , having ...
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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...