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... contract which formed the subject - matter of the suit was unlawful between British subjects , and regarding the plaintiff as such , is founded on the ancient and standing laws of Great Britain , which can be altered only by the ...
... contract which formed the subject - matter of the suit was unlawful between British subjects , and regarding the plaintiff as such , is founded on the ancient and standing laws of Great Britain , which can be altered only by the ...
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... contract - a bona fide one ? The slave was the property of his mistress , had no will of his own ; was inca- pable of disposing of his time for a moment , of creating a right , or bind . ing himself by any contract which he could make ...
... contract - a bona fide one ? The slave was the property of his mistress , had no will of his own ; was inca- pable of disposing of his time for a moment , of creating a right , or bind . ing himself by any contract which he could make ...
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... contract , which is perfectly precise , and in no respect unreasonable or oppressive , and can look no farther . Whether the executive government ought to have authorized such a contract , is for the consideration of those to whom it is ...
... contract , which is perfectly precise , and in no respect unreasonable or oppressive , and can look no farther . Whether the executive government ought to have authorized such a contract , is for the consideration of those to whom it is ...
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... contract with him . It is stated in this contract that Mr. Noah is vested by his government with competent authority for the step he is taking . The compensation to be paid Mr. Keene is 124 Doc . No. 55 .
... contract with him . It is stated in this contract that Mr. Noah is vested by his government with competent authority for the step he is taking . The compensation to be paid Mr. Keene is 124 Doc . No. 55 .
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... contract with Mr. Keene has , in one part of it , furnished the answer . A contingent reward is held out to him out of moneys to be saved from the three thousand dollars allotted as the highest price for each redeemed captive . I can ...
... contract with Mr. Keene has , in one part of it , furnished the answer . A contingent reward is held out to him out of moneys to be saved from the three thousand dollars allotted as the highest price for each redeemed captive . I can ...
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Seite 567 - An act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on the frontiers...
Seite 106 - The governor, for the time being, shall be Commander-in-chief of the militia, appoint and commission all officers in the same below the rank of general officers ; all general officers shall be appointed and commissioned by Congress.
Seite 411 - No advance of public money shall be made in any case unless authorized by the appropriation concerned or other law. And in all cases of contracts for the performance of any service, or the delivery of articles of any description, for the use of the United States, payment shall not exceed the value of the service rendered, or of the articles delivered previously to such payment.
Seite 144 - That every contract made for or about any matter or thing which is prohibited and made unlawful by any statute is a void contract, though the statute itself doth not mention that it shall be so, but only inflicts a penalty on the offender, because a penalty implies a prohibition, though there are no prohibitory words in the statute...
Seite 45 - To be free, is to live under a government by law. The liberty of the press consists in printing without any previous license, subject to the consequences of law.
Seite 140 - States, who shall be sworn, or affirmed, to a faithful execution of his office; whose duty it shall be to prosecute and conduct all suits in the Supreme Court, in which the United States shall be concerned, and to give his advice and opinion upon questions of law, when required by the President of the United States, or when requested by the heads of any of the departments, touching any matters that may concern their departments...
Seite 253 - No person shall be liable to be tried and punished by a general court-martial for any offence which shall appear to have been committed more than two years before the issuing of the order for such trial, unless the person, by reason of having absented himself, or some other manifest impediment, shall not have been amenable to justice within that period.
Seite 427 - The said Indian nations do acknowledge themselves and all their tribes to be under the protection of the United States and of no other sovereign whatsoever.
Seite 286 - Where a law is plain and unambiguous, whether it be expressed in general or limited terms, the Legislature should be intended to mean what they have plainly expressed, and consequently no room is left for construction.
Seite 46 - The judicial power shall extend to all cases in law and equity arising under the constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority...