 to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over such district, not exceeding ten miles square, as may by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of government of the United States...  Speeches and Forensic Arguments - Page 235by Daniel Webster - 1843Full view - About this book
 | Barnabas C. Moon - 1901 - 1042 pages
...Biss. 572; 717, 16 Blatchf. 150, 25 Int. Rev. Rec. 138, 7 Reporter 553, 57 How. Pr. 175. §122. 1 " Congress shall have power to exercise exclusive legislation...acceptance of Congress become the seat of government of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1905 - 728 pages
...real estate for named money consideration. The New Jersey act of 1846 was merely one of cession, 1 The Congress shall have power ... to exercise exclusive...of Congress, become the seat of Government of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature... | |
 | Montana. Supreme Court - 1905 - 812 pages
...States v. Cornell, 2 Mason, 60, Fed. Gas. No. 14,867, says: "The Constitution of the United States declares that congress shall have power to exercise 'exclusive legislation' in all 'cases whatsoever' over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which... | |
 | New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division - 1907 - 1074 pages
...Constitution of the United States, which provides in subdivision 17 of section 8 of article 1 that the Congress shall have power "to exercise exclusive legislation...of Congress, become the seat of government of the United States." The court will take judicial notice that the District of Columbia is the seat of government... | |
 | United States. Army. Office of the Judge Advocate General - 1907 - 484 pages
...the United States carries with it exclusive jurisdiction. — The Constitution of the United States declares that Congress shall have power to exercise " exclusive legislation " in all " cases whatsoever " over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the State in which... | |
 | Oliver Joseph Thatcher - 1907 - 482 pages
...Congress shall have power "to make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory;" but it declares that "Congress shall have power to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular... | |
 | United States. Army. Judge Advocate General's Department. War Department - 1907 - 484 pages
...United States en r/'i< $ with it exclusive jurisdiction. — The Constitution of the United States declares that Congress shall have power to exercise " exclusive legislation " in all " cases whatsoever over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the State in which... | |
 | Albert H. Putney - 1908 - 392 pages
...States their ordinary management and control." SECTION 44. SEAT OF GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. (The Congress shall have power) — "To exercise exclusive...of Congress, become the seat of Government of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature... | |
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