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..... the plaintiff on board "essential to the public interest," could rightfully direct him to remain, and in the event he did so, as is averred here, the third section of the act of 1837 provides that the plaintiff should be "subject in all respects to the laws and regulations for the government of the navy until" his return to the united ..... lawful to enlist persons to serve for five years, and a premium is given to enlist persons to voluntarily reenlist to serve until the return of the vessels." see 3d section of act of march 2, 1837. in the present instance, the exploring expedition having been detained in this country by obstacles in the preparations, and a change in the commander, ..... to be fixed in the same way as that of the seamen. sec. 6, 351. so it was again by the act of april 27, 1798. 1 stat. 552. and they have ever since been associated with the navy, except when specially detailed by the president for service in the army. see act of congress, 11 july, 1798, 1 stat. 595, 596. thus .....
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..... lien. ii. could this lien be defeated by the interposition of the plea of bankruptcy as a bar to a judgment in favor of the plaintiff? by the fourth section of the act it is declared that "the certificate or discharge, when duly granted, shall, in all courts of justice, be deemed a full and complete discharge of all debts, contracts ..... the judgment of the court below, was affirmed. the defendants, now plaintiffs in error, then prosecuted their writ of error to this court under the twenty-fifth section of the judiciary act of 1789. as the record shows that the highest court of judicature of the state of new hampshire has decided against a title claimed under a statute of ..... v. jenness 48 u.s. (7 how.) 612 error to the superior court of judicature for the state of new hampshire syllabus the proviso of the second section of the bankrupt act passed on 19 august, 1841, preserves all liens which may be valid by the laws of the states respectively. in some of the states, attachments are issued on .....
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..... the petitioner have the right to enter other lands belonging to the united states, at any land office in louisiana, according to the provisions of the eleventh section of the act of 1824. and it appearing by reference to the order of this court, dated 17 june, 1846, that petitioner's petition has page 50 u. s ..... book under my charge destined to the effect, and for titles of said class." "[signed] carlos ximenes" "registered in the office of the principal comptroller for the army, and also in the office of the royal treasury, both of which are under our charge, at page 38 of the book destined to that effect and purpose." ..... above." "[signed] carlos trudeau, surveyor general " on 2 january, 1804, the following grant was made: "don juan ventura morales (contador de exercito), comptroller for the army, intendant and superintendent pro tempore of the province of west florida, minister commissioned with the adjustment and final settlement of the affairs of the royal hacienda (domains) in the .....
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..... while in the military occupation of the forces of the united states, ceased to be a foreign country within the meaning of the first section of the act of congress passed 30 july, 1846, entitled, 'an act reducing the duty on imports, and for other purposes,' so that goods, wares, and merchandise of the produce, growth, and manufacture ..... declared against mexico, were not extended by the conquest; nor could they be regulated by the varying incidents of war, and be enlarged or diminished as the armies on either side advanced or retreated. they remained unchanged. and every place which was out of the limits of the united states, as previously established by the ..... 1846, the congress of the united states declared that war existed with mexico. in the summer of that year, new mexico and california were subdued by the american armies, and military occupation taken of them, which continued until the treaty of peace of may, 1848." "on 15 november, 1846, commodore conner took military possession of .....
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..... grant having been "legally and fully executed" under the government of spain, it was included in the deed of cession. page 51 u. s. 643 by the fifth section of the act of 3 march, 1803, above referred to, it is provided "that every person claiming lands by virtue of any british grant," &c.;, "or of the articles of ..... those who claimed under minor had been in possession since the issuance of the certificate of confirmation. in december, 1805, margaret watts gayoso married captain stelle of the united states army. stelle died in 1819, and margaret in 1829. on 9 may, 1832, fernando gayoso de lemos, a citizen of louisiana, filed a bill in the circuit court of ..... of this diocese of louisiana and floridas, of the council of his majesty, married and imparted the nuptial benediction to don manuel gayoso de lemos, brigadier of the royal armies of his catholic majesty, civil and military governor of the page 51 u. s. 633 aforesaid province, a native of the kingdom of galicia, and margaret watts his .....
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..... in favor of the party who claimed under the spanish grant, this court will not, under the circumstances of the case, disturb that judgment. the fifth section of the act of congress passed on 8 may, 1822, giving certain powers to the registers and receivers of the land office, did not confer upon them the power of ..... the heirs of r. farmer. defendant's title the defendant then offered in evidence the following, viz.: : "1. to his excellency stephen meiro, colonel of the royal armies, political and military governor of the city of new orleans and province of louisiana &c.;" "elizabeth fonnerette, an inhabitant within the jurisdiction of mobile, with due respect prays ..... the establishment of the king's bakehouse (boulangerie du roi). 2. mesne conveyances from grondel to robert farmer. 3. that farmer was a major in the british army and lived in mobile, and that when the spaniards took possession under the treaty which followed upon the close of the war of the american revolution, farmer's .....
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..... should be commissioners for the purpose of ascertaining the rights of persons claiming under any french or spanish grant or under the first two sections of the act. the first section applies to claims under any duly registered warrant or order of survey obtained from the french or spanish government. the second applied to persons ..... orleans, 1 august, 1781, less than three months after the capitulation of pensacola. in the caption of the grant, galvez is styled colonel of the royal army, governor and intendant of the province of louisiana. mazange, who certifies the copy as registered in his office, was appointed clerk of the cabildo, 1 january, ..... de galvez, knight pensioner of the royal and distinguished spanish order of charles the third, colonel of the royal army, governor, intendant, and inspector general of the province of louisiana &c.;" "considering the foregoing acts performed by don francisco caminada, which establish the right of possession which he has to the two islands, deer .....
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..... as this claim does, near one-third of its supposed size. finally, on what is properly before us under the twenty-fifth section, we think that the defendants, as grantees from congress of the "hospital and bakehouse lots," act of 26 may, 1824, in 4 stat. 67, should not be disturbed in their occupation of the latter lot, with the ..... the year 1780 or 1781, as appears from the deposition of madame beaumont hereto attached as a part of this record; that he was an officer of the british army at the time of his death; that the family, shortly after the conquest by spain of that province, removed from the province, and none of them returned during ..... of mobile was an unconditional donation of all right and title of the united states in and to the thing granted, which immediately passed to the grantee. the previous acts of congress, therefore, giving to the receiver and register power to ascertain and settle the boundaries of conflicting confirmed claims have no application, and it was not competent .....
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..... of the province, don carlos laveau trudeau, will establish louis boisdore upon the extent of ground which he solicits in the foregoing memorial, situated in the section of country commonly called achoucoupoulous, commencing in front from the plantation belonging to philip saucier, a resident of said country, down to the bayou called mosquito ..... furnish the party interested a title in due form." "miro" in 1808, boisdore having died, his widow authorized don gilbert guillemard, a lieutenant-colonel in the army, to obtain an order for a survey from morales, then in pensacola. in the petition, guillemard recites as follows: "and although, at that period, on ..... hundred thousand acres." "land office, jackson courthouse, july 11, 1820." "william barton, register " "william barnett, receiver " "attest: john elliot, clerk " under the act of the 24 may, 1828, 1 land laws 445, this claim was again presented to the register and receiver at jackson courthouse. all the documents were submitted to this .....
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..... the survey on file is probably conclusive upon the government and errors cannot be corrected, whilst in the former case they may be. the second section of the act of 1836 makes no provision for a relocation of an unlocated claim confirmed on the report of the commissioners, and further legislation will be necessary for ..... office for the purpose of being investigated by the commissioners appointed for ascertaining the rights of persons claiming lands in the territory of orleans. the eighth section declares, that the surveyor general shall cause such lands in the louisiana territory as the president shall direct to be surveyed, like other public lands; ..... act. for the reasons stated, we order the judgment of the circuit court to be affirmed. for a more perfect understanding of the manner in which a complete title under the spanish government was executed, the form of such a title, translated from the spanish, is hereto annexed. " don joan ventura morales, principal comptroller of the armies .....
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