The Law of Nations Affecting Commerce During War: With a Review of the Jurisdiction, Practice and Proceedings of Prize Courts |
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... supply what seemed to be an urgent necessity , namely : a review of the origin and character of the jurisdiction of Prize Courts , and of the Practice and Proceedings adopted by them , in the administration of the international.
... supply what seemed to be an urgent necessity , namely : a review of the origin and character of the jurisdiction of Prize Courts , and of the Practice and Proceedings adopted by them , in the administration of the international.
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... character cast upon persons not alien enemies . 109 Hostile character impressed upon property .. 109 Residence in hostile jurisdiction ... 110 Uniformity of rule as to impression of hostile character . 110 Rule applied in common - law ...
... character cast upon persons not alien enemies . 109 Hostile character impressed upon property .. 109 Residence in hostile jurisdiction ... 110 Uniformity of rule as to impression of hostile character . 110 Rule applied in common - law ...
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... Character of the flag impresses the vessel .. 135 Reason of this rule .... 137 Attempts to evade the rules which impress hostility of character upon persons or property 138 Transfers in transitu . 138 Transfers in general . 141 ...
... Character of the flag impresses the vessel .. 135 Reason of this rule .... 137 Attempts to evade the rules which impress hostility of character upon persons or property 138 Transfers in transitu . 138 Transfers in general . 141 ...
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... character of prize property generally the principal issue .. 408 Question of national character . 409 As affected by domicile ... 409 As affected by trade .. As affected by the ship's flag or pass . As affected by transfer of ship ...
... character of prize property generally the principal issue .. 408 Question of national character . 409 As affected by domicile ... 409 As affected by trade .. As affected by the ship's flag or pass . As affected by transfer of ship ...
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... character of the averments of the libel and the claim , sus- tained by the recent decisions ... 455 DELIVERY TO CLAIMANTS , ON BAIL .. 457 Delivery of captured property to claimants , on bail , before a hearing , subversive of the ...
... character of the averments of the libel and the claim , sus- tained by the recent decisions ... 455 DELIVERY TO CLAIMANTS , ON BAIL .. 457 Delivery of captured property to claimants , on bail , before a hearing , subversive of the ...
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actual adjudication admiralty armed authority belligerent rights blockaded port Britain British captured property cargo carry circumstances citizens civil claim claimants colony commerce condemnation confiscation Congress considered Constitution contraband courts of admiralty Cranch crew cruiser declaration decree deemed demnation District doctrine duty effect enemy enemy's country enemy's property enforce entitled established exercise existence fleet force foreign Gall held hostile character joint-captors jurisdiction law of nations learned judge letters of marque liable maritime ment merchant military naval navy neutral country neutral vessel owner parties peace persons possession principle prisoners of war prize courts prize law prize of war proceeds proclamation provisions purpose question rebel recapture regarded residence restitution right of postliminium right of search rule sailing salvage Santissima Trinidad says Lord Stowell seizure sight sovereign taken tion traband trade tral treaty ture United Vattel vide voyage
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Page 493 - States, if any, in which the people thereof, respectively, shall then be in rebellion against the United States; and the fact that any State, or the people thereof, shall on that day be in good faith represented in the Congress of the United States, by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such...
Page 485 - I deem it proper to say that the first service assigned to the forces hereby called forth will probably be to repossess the forts, places, and property which have been seized from the Union; and in every event the utmost care will be observed, consistently with the objects aforesaid, to avoid any devastation, any destruction of or interference with property, or any disturbance of peaceful citizens in any part of the country.
Page 493 - An Act to Suppress Insurrection, to Punish Treason and Rebellion, to Seize and Confiscate Property of Rebels, and for Other Purposes," approved July 17, 1862, and which sections are in the words and figures following: Sec.
Page 494 - And I do hereby enjoin upon and order all persons engaged in the military and naval service of the United States to observe, obey, and enforce, within their respective spheres of service, the Act and sections above recited. And the Executive will in due time recommend that all citizens of the United States who shall have remained loyal thereto throughout the rebellion shall (upon the restoration of the constitutional relation between the United States and their respective States and people, if...
Page 485 - Deeming that the present condition of public affairs presents an extraordinary occasion, I do hereby, in virtue of the power in me vested by the Constitution, convene both Houses of Congress.
Page 313 - ... language employed, and if the words are free from ambiguity and doubt, and express plainly, clearly and distinctly, the sense of the framers of the instrument, there is no occasion to resort to other means of interpretation. It is not allowable to interpret what has no need of interpretation...
Page 485 - Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, in virtue of the power in me vested by the Constitution and the laws, have thought fit to call forth, and hereby do call forth, the militia of the several States of the Union, to the aggregate number of seventy-five thousand, in order to suppress said combinations, and to cause the laws to be duly executed.
Page 487 - ... be duly warned by the commander of one of the blockading vessels, who will indorse on her register the fact and date of such warning, and if the same vessel shall again attempt to enter or leave the blockaded port, she will be captured and sent to the nearest convenient port, for such proceedings against her and her cargo, as prize, as may be deemed advisable.
Page 313 - Whether we are considering an agreement between parties, a statute, or a constitution, with a view to its interpretation, the thing which we are to seek is the thought which it expresses. To ascertain this, the first resort in all cases is to the natural signification of the words employed, in the order of grammatical arrangement in which the framers of the instrument have placed them.
Page 493 - All officers or persons in the military or naval service of the United States are prohibited from employing any of the forces under their respective commands for the purpose of returning fugitives from service or labor, who may have escaped from any...