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..... man's house and searching amongst his papers, are wanting, and, to this extent, the proceeding under the act of 1874 is a mitigation of that which was authorized by the former acts; but it accomplishes the substantial object of those acts in forcing from a party evidence against himself. it is our opinion, therefore, that a compulsory production of ..... but of what may be." the progress of science in furnishing the government with means of espionage is not likely to stop with wiretapping. ways may someday be developed by which the government, without removing papers from secret drawers, can reproduce them in court, and by which it will be enabled to expose to a jury the ..... claimed by the government on account of revenue if the defendant failed to produce his books, invoices and papers. the principle of that case has been followed, developed and applied in this and many other courts. and it is in harmony with the rule of liberal construction that always has been applied to provisions of the .....
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..... performance of which they may deem expedient. they may appoint and define the duties of officers and agents. "but the trustees shall not have any power or authority to borrow money on the credit or on behalf of the shareholders or to make any contract on their behalf for repayment of any money raised by mortgage, ..... business in this state until it shall have procured from the secretary of state of this state a certificate of authority for that purpose. . . ." "sec. 9068. no foreign corporation subject to the provisions of this act shall be capable of making a valid contract in this state until it shall have fully complied with the requirements ..... of such trustees, or by any duly authorized officer of the association, in the performance of their respective duties under such written instruments or declarations of trusts, and for any damages to persons or property resulting from the negligence of such trustees, agents or officers acting in the performance of their respective duties, and its .....
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..... question "are practically all within the producing structure of the salt creek oil field;" that use of "practically the entire surface" is necessary "for the full development" of the underlying oil and gas deposits and for "reasonably economical, efficient operations" under the lease; that the buildings constructed and intended to be constructed as ..... in a suit of which it has taken cognizance, may administer complete relief even though this involve determination of legal rights not otherwise within the range of its authority, and, in awarding relief to one party, may impose conditions protecting and giving effect to correlative rights of the other. p. 277 u. s. 507 ..... sentence next preceding that in which these words occur makes it fairly plain that they refer to damages to "crops and improvements," and the title to the act, coupled with the reference to "crops" shows that "agricultural" improvements are the kind intended. certainly it is not intended to include improvements placed on the .....
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..... the trusts upon which the state is deemed to own or control the shrimp for the benefit of its people. and those taking the shrimp under the authority of the act necessarily thereby become entitled to the rights of private ownership and the protection of the commerce clause. they are not bound to comply with, or estopped ..... the state to be the property of the state of louisiana, and to provide the manner and extent of their reduction to private ownership; to encourage, protect, conserve, regulate and develop the shrimp industry of the state of louisiana. . . ." "section 1. . . . that all salt water shrimp existing in the waters of this state, and the hulls ..... mr. justice white, said (p. 161 u. s. 529 ): "whilst the fundamental principles upon which the common property in game rests have undergone no change, the development of free institutions has led to the recognition of the fact that the power or control lodged in the state, resulting from this common ownership, is to be exercised, like .....
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..... gulftrade to pass. but, if not, she should have slowed down and kept at a safe distance. her fault was the direct and sole cause of the collision. by the act to adopt regulations for preventing collisions, etc., approved june 7, 1897 (chapter 4, 30 stat. 96 et seq. ), it is provided: "art. 18, rule viii. when steam vessels are running .....
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..... were not required. the requirement is not arbitrary or oppressive, but reasonable and likely to be of real effect. of course, power to require the disclosure includes authority to prevent individual members of an association which has failed to comply from attending meetings or retaining membership with knowledge page 278 u. s. 73 of its default. ..... legislation. these conditions probably are not such as would enable the court to take judicial notice of them, but the legislature could well have learned of the acts of the klan. it is a matter of common knowledge that this organization functions largely at night, its members disguised by hoods and gowns and doing things ..... the current year." the writ of habeas corpus followed the usual form; the record contains no return thereto. upon an affidavit that the constitutionality of chapter 664, act of 1923, had been challenged, the supreme court permitted the attorney general to intervene. page 278 u. s. 80 the cause was heard by the supreme court .....
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..... of the laws of 1911 of new jersey created a board of public utility commissioners and prescribed its duties and powers. by 21 and 22 of that act, the board is vested with authority to protect the traveling public at grade crossings by directing the railroad company to install such protective device or devices and adopt such other reasonable provision for the ..... us in the exercise of our ancient prerogative. that the legislature did not intend to do so is made clear by a consideration of the whole act. we are, by the express terms of section 38, authorized to set aside the order when it is without the jurisdiction of the board. the jurisdiction of the board to fix rates is, by section .....
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..... known to be mineral in 1903, but as a proposition of law that, because of other conceded facts, the company's title had become unassailable, he acted without authority, and the order of dismissal based thereon did not remove the land from the jurisdiction of the department. reversed. mr. justice stone took no part in ..... of the interior an early hearing and determination with respect to the known mineral character of the land, that, until such determination, there should be no further development thereon, and that the government would not take any action in court. thereafter, on several days prior to may 26, 1921, mr. oscar sutro, representing ..... not said section or the lands adjacent thereto showed structural and geological conditions indicative in 1903 of the existence of oil on said section under conditions justifying developments therefor for the reason that said questions presented an immaterial question of fact and said question was not argued or discussed at the proceedings held on .....
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..... that the commission itself was never constitutionally created, and hence was without jurisdiction, because the legislative act establishing the commission and giving it its authority is in violation of 51 of the kentucky constitution, which provides that no legislative act shall relate to more than one subject, which shall be expressed in its title. the ..... e) that, although entitled to earn a fair return on the present value of their gas leases, the "delay rentals" paid upon them pending drilling and development are properly chargeable to operating expense. making these assumptions, it is apparent that the disposition of the present question must turn, as appellants argue, principally upon ..... owned in page 278 u. s. 314 fee. the remainder is controlled by lease or contract. this acreage, although concededly well selected for purposes of economical development and avoiding loss of gas by drainage, is not in a solid block; rather, it is in widely scattered areas; much of it lies adjacent to .....
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..... united states, 266 u. s. 405 . this court's decree provided that the defendant, the sanitary district of chicago, its agents, and all other persons acting or claiming or assuming to act under its authority, should be enjoined from diverting or abstracting any waters from lake michigan over and above or in excess of 250,000 cubic feet per minute, to go ..... ; port of seattle v. oregon & washington r. co., 255 u. s. 56 , 255 u. s. 63 . so complainants urge that the diversion here is for purposes of sanitation and development of power only, and therefore that it lies outside the power confided by congress to the secretary of war. the master says: "there is no doubt that the diversion is ..... navigation of that river at low water stages, it remains true that the disposition of chicago's sewage has been the dominant factor in the promotion, maintenance, and development of the enterprise by the state of illinois and the sanitary district. the purpose of utilizing the flow through the drainage canal to .....
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