The Book of the World: Being an Account of All Republics, Empires, Kingdoms, and Nations, in Reference to Their Geography, Statistics, Commerce. &c. ... By Richard S. Fisher ... Illustrated with Maps and ChartsJ. H. Colton, 1852 |
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... miles from its source , it tumbles over a limestone ridge with a fall of I feet . The river is here 600 yards wide . Below this point it is bounded by ! imestone bluffs , from 100 to 400 feet high , and first begins to exhibit islands ...
... miles from its source , it tumbles over a limestone ridge with a fall of I feet . The river is here 600 yards wide . Below this point it is bounded by ! imestone bluffs , from 100 to 400 feet high , and first begins to exhibit islands ...
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... miles long , and the Monongahela , 300 miles , at Pittsburg , from which place to the Mississippi it has a course of 950 miles , receiving , in its progress , numerous navigable streams from both sides ; from the north the Muskingum ...
... miles long , and the Monongahela , 300 miles , at Pittsburg , from which place to the Mississippi it has a course of 950 miles , receiving , in its progress , numerous navigable streams from both sides ; from the north the Muskingum ...
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... miles in length . II . The mighty ST . LAWRENCE , the outlet of the great northern lakes and receptacle of all the rivers of Canada , will next claim description . It flows from the north - east extremity of the Lake Ontario , where its ...
... miles in length . II . The mighty ST . LAWRENCE , the outlet of the great northern lakes and receptacle of all the rivers of Canada , will next claim description . It flows from the north - east extremity of the Lake Ontario , where its ...
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... miles , and an extreme breadth of 165 miles ; its circuit is about 1,750 ... long chain of the Manitoulin Islands has the same broken appearance as the ... miles wide at the narrowest part . Length 300 and breadth from 80 to 90 miles ...
... miles , and an extreme breadth of 165 miles ; its circuit is about 1,750 ... long chain of the Manitoulin Islands has the same broken appearance as the ... miles wide at the narrowest part . Length 300 and breadth from 80 to 90 miles ...
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... miles long and from 12 to 18 wide . The LAKES OF CENTRAL AMERICA are of great importance to that country , and furnish valuable means of transporting merchandise from one part to another . Lake Nicaragua , between 100 and 120 north ...
... miles long and from 12 to 18 wide . The LAKES OF CENTRAL AMERICA are of great importance to that country , and furnish valuable means of transporting merchandise from one part to another . Lake Nicaragua , between 100 and 120 north ...
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Página 107 - A final judgment or decree in any suit, in the highest court of law or equity of a state in which a decision in the suit could be had, where is drawn in question the validity of a treaty or statute of, or an authority exercised under the United States...
Página 92 - Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Página 107 - States authorizes the supreme court " to issue writs of mandamus, in cases warranted by the principles and usages of law, to any courts appointed, or persons holding office, under the authority of the United States.
Página 109 - ... saving to suitors, in all cases, the right of a common law remedy, where the common law is competent to give it...
Página 107 - State in which a decision in the suit could be had, where is drawn in question the validity of a treaty, or statute of, or an authority exercised under, the United States, and the decision is against their validity ; or where is drawn in question the validity of a statute of, or an authority exercised under, any State, on the ground of their being repugnant to the Constitution, treaties or laws of the United States...
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Página 108 - That the district courts of the United States, within their respective districts, shall have, exclusively of the courts of the several States, cognizance of all crimes and offences committed against the provisions of this act, and also, concurrently with the circuit courts of the United States...
Página 213 - Every male citizen of the United States of the age of twenty-one years, who has resided in the State one year, and in the county six months, and in the precinct in which he offers to vote sixty days, next preceding the election...
Página 387 - ... to the point where it strikes the southern boundary of New Mexico; thence westwardly along the whole southern boundary of New Mexico (which runs north of the town called Paso) to its western termination ; thence northward along the western line of New Mexico until it intersects the first branch of the river Gila (or if it should not intersect any branch of that river, then to the point on the said line nearest to such branch, and thence in a direct line to the same...
Página 100 - States, shall be subject to taxation under this title only as to income derived from sources within the United States, and in such case the tax shall be computed and paid in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as in the case of other persons who are taxable only as to income derived...