A Digest of the Laws of the United States: Including an Abstract of the Judicial Decisions Relating to the Constitutional and Statutory Law : with Notes Explanatory and Historical

Thomas Francis Gordon

author, 1827 - 884 pages

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PRELIMINARY TITLE	1

Of the General Powers of Congress	8

Of Restrictions on the Power of the States	14

Form of a certificate of a consignee declaring the delivery	16

X	19

Of the President and VicePresident	20

Of the Department of War	51

Of Post Roads	61

Districts in Ohio and N West Territory	333

Ports of Entry for vessels from foreign places 354	334

Ports at which Vessels from Cape of Good Hope may enter	335

Of the Officers of the Customs c	336

Of the Collector	337

Of the Naval Officer 359	339

Of the Collector Naval Officer and Surveyor c	340

Of Weighers and Guagers	343

Repeal of other laws	67

Chapter J Of the Jurisdiction and Powers common to the	73

By Writ of Error	79

Appellate Jurisdiction of Supreme Court	86

Of the Removal of Suits from State Courts	96

Of the District Courts	105

Cases	117

Of the Territories of the United States	159

Treaties and Conventions with Spain	187

Treaty and Convention with the Netherlands	195

Of Treaties with Sweden	203

Treaty with Algiers	214

OF INDIAN RELATIONS	233

Cases	242

Ottowas Powtawatima and Sac Nations	244

Treaty with the Pattawatamis Kickapoos Ioways	250

Treaty with the Ioway Tribe	257

Of Articles not subject to Duty	281

Of Duties on Goods Imported in Foreign Vessels	283

What constitutes an Importation on which Du ties attach	285

Of the Mode of Estimating and the Payment of Duties	286

Of Suits on Duty Bonds	289

Of Drawbacks	291

Of Drawbacks on Exportation of Articles Ma nufactured in the United States	303

Duties on Tonnage	307

Of Tonnage Duties on Foreign Vessels	308

Port Duties on Tonnage in individual States	309

Of the Payment and Estimate of Tonnage Duties	310

Collection Districts of Maine	311

Collection Districts in New Hampshire	313

Collection Districts in Massachusetts	314

Collection Districts in Connecticut	316

Collection Districts in Rhode Island and Providence	317

Districts in New York	318

Districts in New Jersey	320

Districts in Pennsylvania	321

Districts of Ivelaware	322

Districts in the District of Columbia	323

Districts in Virginia	324

Districts in North Carolina	326

Districts in South Carolina	328

Districts in Georgia	329

Districts in Florida 350	331

Of Appraisers	344

should be Title IV Of the Entry of Vessels	349

Of Unlading Vessels before arrival at Port c	352

Of Penalties for Breach of Revenue Laws	375

Of the Money of the United States	381

Of the Bank of the United States	388

OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN	400

Of Claims on Public Lands by Alledged Title prior	453

Of Streams Navigable and not Navigable	460

Of Donations of Land by United States	506

the end of the volume	524

CIVIL CODE	543

Of Insolvents	551

BOOK I	567

Of the Enrolment and License of Vessels	585

or entry into the United States	601

Chapter VII Of the Administration of the Fund for the	611

Of Light Houses	627

Of the Organization of the Army	634

Of the Paymasters Department	640

Of the Bonds and Accounts of the Officers of	646

Of the Militia	660

Of the Navy of the United States	666

Of Military Rewards	681

OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT	699

Of Offences against Individuals	716

Of Offences on Land within the Jurisdiction of	723

Appendix No 1Notes for particulars see index	735

Public Debt note on	804

Appendix No 2Commercial Forms	816

of merchandize at a foreign port	820

Form of oath of the principal officers of a vessel confirm ing the landing of merchandize at a foreign port	821

Form of Oath of custom house officers	822

Form of Description of Foreign Vessel	823

Form of Report in case of distilled Spirits Wines and Teas	824

Form of Certificate for cancelling such Bond	825

Form of Certificate of exportation of Domestic Produc tions returned	826

Form of Bond to be given by agent making entry	827

Owners oath in cases where goods wares or merchandise have been actually purchased	828

Form of Certificate for goods intended to be carried over portages	829

Form of Importers return after unlading vessel	830

Form of Certificate of Record	831

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Title	A Digest of the Laws of the United States: Including an Abstract of the Judicial Decisions Relating to the Constitutional and Statutory Law : with Notes Explanatory and Historical
Author	Thomas Francis Gordon
Editor	Thomas Francis Gordon
Publisher	author, 1827
Original from	the University of Michigan
Digitized	25 Nov 2008
Length	884 pages

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