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... land and water ; the land is composed of rocks , metallic ores , mineral and vegetable soils , and a variety of other substances , to describe which is the province of the geologist ; the water , as is well known , is a chemical ...
... land and water ; the land is composed of rocks , metallic ores , mineral and vegetable soils , and a variety of other substances , to describe which is the province of the geologist ; the water , as is well known , is a chemical ...
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RICHARD S. FISHER. The disposition of land and water is quite irregular , and the relative situ- ation and dimensions of each is constantly shifting . The ocean daily en- croaches on the land , while the land in other places is left dry ...
RICHARD S. FISHER. The disposition of land and water is quite irregular , and the relative situ- ation and dimensions of each is constantly shifting . The ocean daily en- croaches on the land , while the land in other places is left dry ...
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... land , which have risen from the deep , have become clothed with vegetation , and are now the appropriate theatre of ex- istence to various other kinds of animals . The dispersing power of winds and currents , not to speak of the active ...
... land , which have risen from the deep , have become clothed with vegetation , and are now the appropriate theatre of ex- istence to various other kinds of animals . The dispersing power of winds and currents , not to speak of the active ...
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... land , and the distribution thereof . At the conclusion of this volume we will give a summary of the most recent censuses and estimates ; but in the meantime present the following , as worthy attention : America Europe Africa ... Asia ...
... land , and the distribution thereof . At the conclusion of this volume we will give a summary of the most recent censuses and estimates ; but in the meantime present the following , as worthy attention : America Europe Africa ... Asia ...
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... land were , in all probability , unknown to the ancients , whose " ultima thule " never extended further west than the Canaries . Some passages , however , in both Greek and Latin writers , have been sup- posed to refer to a knowledge ...
... land were , in all probability , unknown to the ancients , whose " ultima thule " never extended further west than the Canaries . Some passages , however , in both Greek and Latin writers , have been sup- posed to refer to a knowledge ...
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Página 103 - 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 88 - 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 103 - ... 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...
Página 389 - ... 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;) thence down the middle...
Página 389 - The boundary line between the two 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 its deepest branch, if it should have more than one branch emptying directly into the sea; from thence up the middle of that river, following the deepest channel, where it has more than one, to the point where it strikes the southern boundary of New Mexico...
Página 104 - 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 215 - 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 105 - And shall also have cognizance, concurrent with the courts of the several States, or the Circuit Courts, as the case may be, of all causes where an alien sues for a tort only, in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States...
Página 96 - 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...
Página 105 - And the trial of issues in fact, in the district courts, in all causes except civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, shall be by jury.