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... present revenue system would soon result in the receipt of an annual income much greater than necessary to meet Government expenses , with no in- debtedness upon which it could be applied . We should then be confronted with a vast ...
... present revenue system would soon result in the receipt of an annual income much greater than necessary to meet Government expenses , with no in- debtedness upon which it could be applied . We should then be confronted with a vast ...
Page xvii
... present stage of American ingenuity , cour- age and fearless self - reliance . And for the privilege of indulging this sentiment with true American enthusiasm , our citizens are quite will- ing to forego an idle surplus in the public ...
... present stage of American ingenuity , cour- age and fearless self - reliance . And for the privilege of indulging this sentiment with true American enthusiasm , our citizens are quite will- ing to forego an idle surplus in the public ...
Page xxi
... present complex and indefinite revenue laws , might be largely obviated by an amendment of those laws . But pending such amendment the present condition of this liti- gation should be relieved . There are now pending about twenty- five ...
... present complex and indefinite revenue laws , might be largely obviated by an amendment of those laws . But pending such amendment the present condition of this liti- gation should be relieved . There are now pending about twenty- five ...
Page xxiii
... present time serviceable . The batteries of these ships are obsolete , and they can only be relied upon as auxiliary ships in harbor defense , and then after such an expenditure upon them as might not be deemed justifiable . Second ...
... present time serviceable . The batteries of these ships are obsolete , and they can only be relied upon as auxiliary ships in harbor defense , and then after such an expenditure upon them as might not be deemed justifiable . Second ...
Page xxvi
... present system . Many of our good citizens have interested themselves , with the most beneficial results , in the question of prison reform . The Gen- eral Government should be in a situation , since there must be United States ...
... present system . Many of our good citizens have interested themselves , with the most beneficial results , in the question of prison reform . The Gen- eral Government should be in a situation , since there must be United States ...
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Page 407 - And the United States hereby renounce forever, any liberty heretofore enjoyed or claimed by the inhabitants thereof, to take, dry, or cure fish on, or within three marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, creeks, or harbours of His Britannic Majesty's dominions in America...
Page 407 - American fishermen shall be admitted to enter such bays or harbours for the purpose of shelter and of repairing damages therein, of purchasing wood, and of obtaining water, and for no other purpose whatever. But they shall be under such restrictions as may be necessary to prevent their taking, drying or curing fish therein, or in any other manner whatever abusing the privileges hereby reserved to them.
Page 9 - ... that the same is true of his own knowledge except as to the matters therein stated to be alleged on information and belief, and as to those matters he believes it to be true.
Page 386 - ... the defendant may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence...
Page 302 - All children heretofore born or hereafter born out of the limits and jurisdiction of the United States, whose fathers were or may be at the time of their birth, citizens thereof, are declared to be citizens of the United States ; but the rights of citizenship shall not descend to children whose fathers never resided in the United States.
Page 85 - Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, and found them to be in good and due form, have agreed upon and concluded the following Articles : — ARTICLE I.
Page 161 - The principles of the Christian religion as professed by the Protestant and Roman Catholic churches, are recognized as teaching men to do good, and to do to others as they would have others do to them.
Page 172 - Both the contracting parties promise, and engage formally, to give their special protection to the persons and property of the citizens of each other, of all occupations, who may be in the territories subject to the jurisdiction of the one or the other, transient, or dwelling therein...
Page 167 - Government of the United States will exert all its power to devise measures for their protection and to secure to them the same rights, privileges, immunities and exemptions as may be enjoyed by the citizens or subjects of the most favored nation, and to which they are entitled by treaty.
Page 348 - Labrador; but so soon as the same, or any portion thereof, shall bj settled, it shall not be lawful for the said fishermen to dry or cure fish at such portion so settled, without previous agreement for such purpose with the inhabitants, proprietors, or possessors of the ground.