Title to Submerged Lands. Hearings ... on S.J.Res. 83 ... and S.J.Res. 92 ... March 27-30, 19391939 - 517 էջ |
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... soils under them for their own common use , subject only to the rights since surrendered by the Constitution to the ... soil under the tidewaters of the bay was acquired by the United States by cession from Mexico , equally with the ...
... soils under them for their own common use , subject only to the rights since surrendered by the Constitution to the ... soil under the tidewaters of the bay was acquired by the United States by cession from Mexico , equally with the ...
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... soil below high - water mark , therefore , are governed by the laws of the several States , subject to the rights granted to the United States by the Constitution . The United States , while they hold the country as a Territory , having ...
... soil below high - water mark , therefore , are governed by the laws of the several States , subject to the rights granted to the United States by the Constitution . The United States , while they hold the country as a Territory , having ...
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... soil beyond low - water mark . Now , in answer to the question propounded by the chairman to Senator Sheppard , I will say that this resolution seeks to establish a different doctrine as between strictly speaking tidal lands , which are ...
... soil beyond low - water mark . Now , in answer to the question propounded by the chairman to Senator Sheppard , I will say that this resolution seeks to establish a different doctrine as between strictly speaking tidal lands , which are ...
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... soil is not a part of national sovereignty . The Federal Government has the right to regulate interstate and foreign commerce , but that does not mean its own highways within the States over which interstate commerce passes . That does ...
... soil is not a part of national sovereignty . The Federal Government has the right to regulate interstate and foreign commerce , but that does not mean its own highways within the States over which interstate commerce passes . That does ...
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... soil included in the limits of the late Republic of Texas . So , Mr. Chairman , it seems to me at least that under the indis- putable title which Texas has not only possessed but asserted and maintained , there can be no question ...
... soil included in the limits of the late Republic of Texas . So , Mr. Chairman , it seems to me at least that under the indis- putable title which Texas has not only possessed but asserted and maintained , there can be no question ...
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Էջ 274 - If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Act shall for any reason be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this Act, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
Էջ 39 - It is the power to regulate; that is, to prescribe the rule by which commerce is to be governed. This power, like all others vested in congress, is complete in itself, may be exercised to its utmost extent, and acknowledges no limitations other than are prescribed in the constitution.
Էջ 34 - The jurisdiction of the nation within its own territory is necessarily exclusive and absolute. It is susceptible of no limitation not imposed by itself. Any restriction upon it, deriving validity from an external source, would imply a diminution of its sovereignty to the extent of the restriction, and an investment of that sovereignty to the same extent in that power which could impose such restriction.
Էջ 154 - Republics shall commence in the Gulf of Mexico, three leagues from land, opposite the mouth of the Rio Grande, otherwise called Rio Bravo del Norte, or opposite the mouth of it's deepest branch, if it should have more than one branch emptying directly into the sea; from thence, up the middle of that river...
Էջ 247 - That the people inhabiting said proposed State do agree and declare that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated public lands lying within the boundaries thereof...
Էջ 84 - ... within the limits of the several States, belong to the respective States within which they are found, with the consequent right to use or dispose of any portion thereof, when that can be done without substantial impairment of the interest of the public in the waters, and subject always to the paramount right of Congress to control their navigation so far as may be necessary for the regulation of commerce with foreign nations and among the States. This doctrine has been often announced by this...
Էջ 155 - ... north latitude ; thence along the said parallel of 31° 20' to the lllth meridian of longitude west of Greenwich; thence in a straight line to a point on the Colorado river, twenty English miles below the junction of the Gila and Colorado rivers; thence up the middle of the said river Colorado, until it intersects the present line between the United States and Mexico.
Էջ 137 - Should Congress, in the execution of its powers, adopt measures which are prohibited by the Constitution; or should Congress, under the pretext of executing its powers, pass laws for the accomplishment of objects not entrusted to the Government...
Էջ 183 - That the district courts shall take cognizance of complaints, by whomsoever instituted, in cases of captures made within the waters of the United States, or within a marine league of the coasts or shores thereof.
Էջ 152 - Republic, and shall also retain all the vacant and unappropriated lands lying within its limits, to be applied to the payment of the debts and liabilities of said Republic of Texas, and the residue of said lands, after discharging said debts and liabilities, to be disposed of as said State may direct: but in no event are said debts and liabilities to become a charge upon the Government of the United States.