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..... 39 u. s. 537 indenture null and void, and reenter and take possession of all the premises as if no such agreement existed." "tho. c. legate [seal]" " major u.s. army, sup. l. mines " "j. p. b. gratiot [seal]" "robert burton [seal]" "witnesses present:" "geo. goldthorp" "peter aydelott" "abraham blaylen" which being read and heard, the defendants ..... remain in full force and virtue." at the same time, a paper called a "license for smelting," which was executed by thomas c. legate, major of the united states army, superintendent of the lead mines, j. p. b. gratiot, and robert burton, under their hands and seals, was delivered to j. p. b. gratiot and robert burton ..... for the disposal of the lands of the united states referred to in the title of the act, and among other things, the fifth section declares as follows: "that the several lead mines in the indiana territory, together with as many sections contiguous to each as shall be deemed necessary by the president of the united states, shall be .....
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..... of the executors. that the defendant left the state of south carolina without settling the estate or accounting for the funds which came into his hands; that mcmorris continued to act as executor, and that there is in the hands of the executors about the sum of sixteen thousand dollars, funds of the estate, and that they have neglected and refused .....
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..... its emanation, wholly within the territory allotted to the cherokee indians, and was null and void, as such entries and grants were prohibited by the sixth section of the act. it was held that the title under which the plaintiffs claim was invalid. construction of the treaties with the cherokee indians relative to lands within the ..... right. the land was entered in 1795, and patented 20 july, 1796. by the fifth section of the act of north carolina for opening the land office for the redemption of specie and other certificates and discharging the arrears due to the army, passed in 1783, it is provided, "that the cherokee indians shall enjoy all the lands ..... lying within certain bounds forever." and the sixth section provides "that no person shall enter and .....
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..... the rules of decision prescribed to the courts by congress in the act of 1824, ch. 173, sec. 2, passed to settle the titles of missouri and arkansas, and made applicable to florida by the act of 1828, ch. 70, sec. 6. by the sixth section of the act of 1824, the claimant who has a decree in his favor is ..... this instance and decree be issued to her from the secretary's office." "estrada" " certificate of aguilar" "i, don thomas de aguilar, sublieutenant of the army and secretary of the government of the place and province of east florida for his majesty, do certify that the preceding copy is faithfully drawn from the original which exists ..... country was ceded. this court declared that after the cession of florida to the united states, the condition of settling spanish families had become probably impossible by the acts of the grantor, the government of spain, and certainly immaterial to the united states; therefore the grant was discharged from the unperformed condition, and single. that the .....
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..... cases according to their character, and the conclusions i may then form. i concur, that a proceeding by habeas corpus is a "suit" within the meaning of the judiciary act, sec. 25, and that a refusal to discharge a defendant is a final judgment in such suit. 1. but whether a writ of error will lie must depend in every case ..... decisions, whatever may be regarded as the doctrines of the english courts in such cases, the question whether a writ of error will lie under the twenty-second section of the act of 1789 from the judgment of a court awarding a peremptory mandamus can hardly be considered as open for discussion in this court. we have already mentioned that ..... punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas and offenses against the laws of nations; to declare war; to grant letters of marque and reprisal; to raise and support armies; to provide and maintain a navy. and the president is not only authorized, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, to make treaties, but he .....
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..... charge, produced in a great measure by the appointment of civil engineers and their attendants; besides, the act of 3 march, 1835, expressly prohibits any extra allowance whatsoever to any officer of the army. see act entitled" "an act making additional appropriations for the delaware breakwater and for certain harbors and removing obstructions in and at the ..... but which mainly turns upon the consideration whether the treasury department had a right to deduct the pay and emoluments of the defendant, as a general of the army, and while he was chief engineer, by setting them off against the balance reported against him, on account of his superintendency of forts monroe and calhoun. ..... has such an effect or which contains any such prohibition or denial. it is true that the act of 16 march. 1802, ch. 9, which provided for the organization and establishment of the corps of engineers, in one of its sections ( 27) declares "that the said corps, when so organized, shall be stationed at west point .....
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..... the president to require any military officer of the united states to execute the duties of an indian agent." the 13th section further provides, that "the duties required by any section of this act, of military officers, shall be performed without any other compensation than their actual traveling expenses." dr. minis being a surgeon ..... its true merits. the first instruction asked embraces the question what is the true construction of the first section of the act of 3 page 40 u. s. 445 march 1835, ch. 303, entitled "an act making certain additional appropriations for the delaware breakwater, and for certain harbors, and removing obstructions in and ..... in the army, was appointed disbursing agent for removing and subsisting the cherokee indians, and has been allowed a compensation for his .....
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..... metz and aaron ross, their heirs and assigns, all my estate, property and effects whatsoever, to, for and upon the uses, trusts and purposes designated by the act entitled 'an act relating to insolvent debtors,' passed 16 june a.d. 1836. witness my hand and seal this 11 january, a.d. 1839." "robert milnor [l.s.]" ..... claim was pending before congress, when the assignment was made, and the insolvent discharged. he claimed the money as then due from the united states, and the act of congress admits the fact. nevertheless, the answer insists, "that the remuneration was asked as a boon, and respondent has understood and believed, was advocated and ..... where the assignment took place. the application was made to the court of common pleas of philadelphia county, 24 december 1838. according to the requirements of the insolvent act, there was presented, "a statement of all the estate, effects and property of the petitioner, wheresoever situate and of whatsoever kind." he says "your petitioner has .....
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..... circuit court erred in allowing to captain eliason, a per diem as disbursing officer at fortress calhoun subsequently to march 1835. under the 14th section of the 67th article of the army regulations, it does therefore reverse the decision of the circuit court, and directs that a judgment be entered for the plaintiffs for the sum ..... organ of the president for the administration of the military establishment of the nation, and rules and orders publicly promulgated through him must be received as the acts of the executive, and as such be binding upon all within the sphere of his legal and constitutional authority. such regulations cannot be questioned or denied ..... organ of the president for the administration of the military establishment of the nation, and rules and orders publicly promulgated through him must be received as the acts of the executive, and as such are binding upon all within the sphere of his legal and constitutional authority. in february, 1839, the united states instituted .....
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..... which grants had not issued. on 15 september, 1795, grants were issued by kentucky to clark for the 73,962 acres. in 1809, the legislature of kentucky passed an act, the second section of which declares, "that no action at law, bill in equity, or other process, shall be commenced or sued out by any person or persons claiming under, or by ..... of the said river and waters of the mississippi, for the quantity of 74,962 acres, in one or more surveys." in october, 1780, an act passed "for making good the future pay of the army." page 43 u. s. 79 it allowed a major general 15,000 acres of land, and a brigadier general 10,000. it entitled the legal ..... river, until the deficiency of all military bounties, in lands, should be fully and amply made up. "whatever lands may happen to be left," the act declares, "within the tract of country reserved for the army, on this side the ohio and mississippi, shall be saved, subject to the order and particular disposition of the legislature of this state." and the .....
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