Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, Band 18 |
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... not extend to a tax paid by the real property of the bank , in common with other real property within the State . " * 4 Wheaton , 436 . Argument in support of the tax . And again , 16 [ Sup . Ct . RAILROAD COMPANY U. PENISTON .
... not extend to a tax paid by the real property of the bank , in common with other real property within the State . " * 4 Wheaton , 436 . Argument in support of the tax . And again , 16 [ Sup . Ct . RAILROAD COMPANY U. PENISTON .
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... paid for on delivery , the stamp upon each note being proportioned to its denomination . The tax , therefore , was not upon any property of the bank , but upon one of its ope- rations , in fact , upon its right to exist as created . It ...
... paid for on delivery , the stamp upon each note being proportioned to its denomination . The tax , therefore , was not upon any property of the bank , but upon one of its ope- rations , in fact , upon its right to exist as created . It ...
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... paid . They further returned that they had no power to levy a tax at any higher rate . A general demurrer to this return was then interposed , and the Circuit Court sustained it . Hence this writ of error . The question was whether ...
... paid . They further returned that they had no power to levy a tax at any higher rate . A general demurrer to this return was then interposed , and the Circuit Court sustained it . Hence this writ of error . The question was whether ...
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... another amount of $ 1500 which Fister alleged had been paid in April , 1865 ? The case being at issue , Adeline Fister , wife of the com- Statement of the case . plainant , was examined ; 92 [ Sup . Ct . WILLETT v . FISTER .
... another amount of $ 1500 which Fister alleged had been paid in April , 1865 ? The case being at issue , Adeline Fister , wife of the com- Statement of the case . plainant , was examined ; 92 [ Sup . Ct . WILLETT v . FISTER .
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... paid him $ 2000 , but I know I paid him $ 1700 in one day , and I paid large amounts at other times ; I remember that in January or February , 1865 , I sent him $ 1500 ; my husband was going down , and having worried me a great deal ...
... paid him $ 2000 , but I know I paid him $ 1700 in one day , and I paid large amounts at other times ; I remember that in January or February , 1865 , I sent him $ 1500 ; my husband was going down , and having worried me a great deal ...
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Seite 453 - 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.
Seite 540 - that the laws of the several States, except where the Constitution, treaties, or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law in the courts of the United States, in cases where they apply.
Seite 44 - If any one proposition could command the universal assent of mankind, we might expect it would be this, — that the government of the union, though limited in its powers, is supreme within its sphere of action.
Seite 549 - 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...
Seite 293 - ... exclusive original cognizance of all civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, including all seizures under laws of impost, navigation, or trade, of the United States, where the seizures are made on waters which are navigable from the sea by vessels of ten or more tons' burden, within their respective districts, as well as upon the high seas...
Seite 608 - But the rule of law is clear, that where one, by his words or conduct, wilfully causes another to believe the existence of a certain state of things, and induces him to act on that belief, so as to alter his own previous position, the former is concluded from averring against the latter a different state of things as existing at the same time...
Seite 4 - And the better to accomplish the object of this act, namely, to promote the public interest and welfare by the construction of said railroad and telegraph line, and keeping the same in working order, and to secure to the government at all times (but particularly in time of war) the use and benefits of the same for postal, military and other purposes, Congress may, at any time, having due regard for the rights of said companies named herein, add to, alter, amend, or repeal this act.
Seite 314 - ... and each of the said district courts shall have and exercise the same jurisdiction, in all cases arising under the constitution and laws of the United States...
Seite 178 - And that either of the justices of the Supreme Court, as well as judges of the District Courts, shall have power to grant writs of habeas corpus, for the purpose of an inquiry into the cause of commitment.
Seite 45 - When they tax the chartered institutions of the states, they tax their constituents ; and these taxes must be uniform. But when a state taxes the operations of the government of the United States, it acts upon institutions created, not by their own constituents, but by people over whom they claim no control. It acts upon the measures of a government created by others, as well as themselves, for the benefit of others in common with themselves. The difference is that which always exists, and always...