 | New Jersey. Supreme Court - 1842 - 672 էջ
...revolution took place, the people of each state became themselves sovereign, and, in that character, held the absolute right to all their navigable waters and...surrendered by the constitution to the general government. A grant made by their authority must; therefore, manifestly he tried and determined by different principles... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1845 - 852 էջ
...of "the court, said : " When the Revolution took place, the people ' of each state became themselves sovereign; and in. that character hold the absolute...the rights since surrendered by the Constitution." Then to Alabama belong the navigable waters, and soils under them, in controversy ip this "case, subject... | |
 | Michigan. Legislature - 1846 - 276 էջ
...approvingly from 16 Peters 410 : "When the revolution took place, the people of each state became themselves sovereign ; and in that character hold the absolute...the rights since surrendered by the constitution," and the court immediately add, "then to Alabama belong the navigable waters, and soils under them in... | |
 | William Thompson Howell - 1846 - 40 էջ
...approvingly from 16 Peters 410: "When the revolution took place, the people of each state became themselves sovereign; and in that character hold the absolute...their own common use, subject only to the rights since sunendered by the constitution," and the court immediately add, "then to Alabama belong the navigable... | |
 | Michigan. Legislature. Senate - 1846 - 272 էջ
...revolution took place, the people of each state became themselves sovereign; and in that character hoid the absolute right to all their navigable waters and...use, subject only to the rights since surrendered by th* constitution," and the court immediately add, "then to Alabama belong the navigable waters, and... | |
 | Joseph Kinnicut Angell - 1847 - 492 էջ
...opinion of the Court, said : " When the Revolution took place, the people of each State became themselves sovereign ; and in that character hold the absolute...the rights since surrendered by the Constitution." Then to Alabama belong the navigable waters, and soils under them, in controversy in this case, subject... | |
 | Richard Peters - 1860 - 792 էջ
...revolution took place, the people of each state became themselves sovereign, and in that character held the absolute right to all their navigable waters,...surrendered by the constitution to the general government. A grant, therefore, made by their authority, must be tried and determined by different principles from... | |
 | Daniel Gardner - 1860 - 740 էջ
...of our Union say : That when the Revolution took place, the people of each State became themselves sovereign, and in that character hold the absolute...navigable waters, and the soils under them, for their common use ; subject only to the rights since surrendered by the national Constitution to the general... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1862 - 658 էջ
...When the Revolution took place the people of each State became sovereign, and in that character held the absolute right to all their navigable waters,...subject only to the rights since surrendered by the States to the General Government. Martin vs. Waddcll, (16 Peters, 410.) Conway et al. vs. Taylor's... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Robbins Curtis - 1864 - 696 էջ
...1. When the Revolution took place, the people of each State, in their sovereign character, acquired the absolute right to all their navigable waters, and the soils under them. Martin v. WaddelCs Lessee, 345. 2. The grant from Charles the Second to the Duke of York, of the territory... | |
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When the Revolution took place, the people of each State became themselves sovereign ; and in that character hold the absolute right to all their navigable waters, and the soils under them for their own common use, subject only to the rights since surrendered... 
