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Halaman 182 - Persons who shall resort thereto, for such Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments, as are now or hereafter shall be in our Power to dispose of; and them to grant to any such Person or Persons upon such Terms, and under such moderate Quit-Rents, Services and Acknowledgments, as have been appointed and...
Halaman 179 - ... except on account of debts, or criminal prosecutions ; the term limited for this emigration being fixed to the space of eighteen months, to be computed from the day of the exchange of the ratifications of the present Treaty ; but if, from the value of the possessions of the English proprietors, they should not be able to dispose of them within the said term, then his Catholic Majesty shall grant them a prolongation proportioned to that end.
Halaman 181 - That it shall be the duty of the surveyor of the lands of the United States south of the State of Tennessee...
Halaman 177 - January, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, whether they are founded upon conditions, and how far those conditions have been complied with : and if derived from the British government, how far they have been considered valid under the Spanish government ; and if satisfied that said claims be correct and valid, shall give confirmation to them : Provided, That such confirmation shall only operate as a release of any interest which the United States may have...
Halaman 179 - Immovable possessions, lands, towns, provinces, &c., become the property of the enemy who makes himself master of them ; but it is only by the treaty of peace, or the entire submission and extinction of the state to which those towns and provinces belonged, that the acquisition is completed, and the property becomes stable and perfect.
Halaman 179 - Majesty, and bring away their effects, as well as their persons, without being restrained in their emigration, under any pretence whatsoever, except that of debts, or of criminal prosecutions: the term limited for this emigration shall be fixed to the space of eighteen months, to be computed from the day of the exchange of the ratifications of the present treaty.
Halaman 182 - Colonies. And Whereas, We are desirous, upon all occasions, to testify our Royal Sense and Approbation of the Conduct and bravery of the Officers and Soldiers of our Armies, and to reward the...
Halaman 180 - The sovereign may forbid the entrance of his territory, either to foreigners in general, or in particular cases, or to certain persons, or for certain particular purposes, according as he may think it advantageous to the state.
Halaman 177 - Commissioners, and be subject to their disposition: and said Commissioners shall proceed to examine and determine on the validity of said patents, grants, concessions, and orders of survey, agreeably to the laws and ordinances heretofore existing, of the governments making the grants, respectively...
Halaman 177 - The right of postliminium," says Vattel, "is that in virtue of which persons and things, taken by the enemy, are restored to their former state, on coming again into the power of the nation to which they belonged.

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