A Digest of the Laws of the United States of America, from March 4th, 1789, to May 15th, 1820: Including Also the Constitution, and the Old Act of Confederation, and Excluding All Acts Relating to the District of Columbia, Acts Establishing Or Discontinuing Post Roads, and Private Acts |
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... Indians , Insolvents , . Judiciary , Kentucky , Lands - General Laws , S. and W. of the Ohio , Lands for Military Bounties , 335 Seat of Government , 336 Ships or Vessels , 338 Slave Trade , 341 State Department , 344 Survey of the ...
... Indians , Insolvents , . Judiciary , Kentucky , Lands - General Laws , S. and W. of the Ohio , Lands for Military Bounties , 335 Seat of Government , 336 Ships or Vessels , 338 Slave Trade , 341 State Department , 344 Survey of the ...
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... Indian affairs , accounts how settled , 32 Particular appropriation to be specified , 13 Auditor to make report , & c . 33 Settlement hastened by the comptroller , 14 New agents , how appointed , Agent to superintend suits , & c . to be ...
... Indian affairs , accounts how settled , 32 Particular appropriation to be specified , 13 Auditor to make report , & c . 33 Settlement hastened by the comptroller , 14 New agents , how appointed , Agent to superintend suits , & c . to be ...
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... Indian affairs , and examine the same , and thereafter certify the balance , and transmit the accounts , with the vouchers and certificate , to the first comptroller for his decision thereon : Provided , That the president of the United ...
... Indian affairs , and examine the same , and thereafter certify the balance , and transmit the accounts , with the vouchers and certificate , to the first comptroller for his decision thereon : Provided , That the president of the United ...
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... Indian affairs , with the exception of those appertaining to Indian trade , and examine the same , and thereafter certify the balance and transmit the accounts with the vouchers and certificates , to the second comptroller for his ...
... Indian affairs , with the exception of those appertaining to Indian trade , and examine the same , and thereafter certify the balance and transmit the accounts with the vouchers and certificates , to the second comptroller for his ...
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... Indian affairs , and shall have such other powers , and perform such further duties , as are by law given to , and imposed on , the governor of the Missouri territory , in all cases in which they shall become legally applica- ble to the ...
... Indian affairs , and shall have such other powers , and perform such further duties , as are by law given to , and imposed on , the governor of the Missouri territory , in all cases in which they shall become legally applica- ble to the ...
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Page 828 - The said States hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defence, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever.
Page 831 - States," and to consist of one delegate from each State; and to appoint such other committees and civil officers as may be necessary for managing the general affairs of the United States under their direction...
Page 825 - 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 829 - The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship and intercourse among the people of the different States in this Union, the free inhabitants of each of these States, paupers, vagabonds and fugitives from justice excepted, shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of free citizens in the several States ; and the people of each State shall have free ingress and regress to and from any other State, and shall enjoy therein all the privileges of trade and commerce, subject to the same duties,...
Page 825 - All persons shall be bailable, unless for capital offences, where the proof shall be evident, or the presumption great. All fines shall be moderate, and no cruel or unusual punishments shall be inflicted. No man shall be deprived of his liberty or property, but by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land...
Page 829 - Freedom of speech and debate in Congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any court, or place out of Congress...
Page 824 - For the prevention of crimes and injuries, the laws to be adopted or made shall have force in all parts of the district, and for the execution of process, criminal and civil, the governor shall make proper divisions thereof; and he shall proceed from time to time, as circumstances may require, to lay out the parts of the district in which the Indian titles shall have been extinguished into counties and townships, subject, however, to such alterations as may thereafter be made by the Legislature.
Page 130 - Section 3. 1 New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union ; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other State ; nor any State be formed by the junction of two or more States, or parts of States, without the consent of the legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.
Page 358 - That the Circuit Courts of the United States shall have original cognizance, concurrent with the courts of the several States, of all suits of a civil nature, at common law or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of interest and costs, the sum or value of two thousand dollars, and arising under the Constitution or laws of the United States...
Page 67 - And the said records and Judicial proceedings, authenticated as aforesaid, shall have such faith and credit given to them in every court within the United States as they have by law or usage in the courts of the state from whence the said records are or shall be taken.