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" To put the claim of the State upon title is to lean upon a slender reed. Wild birds are not in the possession of anyone ; and possession is the beginning of ownership. The whole foundation of the State's rights is the presence within their jurisdiction... "
Panama Canal Treaty: Disposition of United States Territory : Hearing Before ... - Page 320
by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Separation of Powers - 1977
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The American Journal of International Law, Volume 14

Electronic journals - 1920 - 736 pages
...not in the possession of anyone ; and possession is the beginning of ownership. The whole foundation of the State's rights is the presence within their...another State and in a week a thousand miles away. If we are to be accurate we cannot put the case of the State upon higher ground than that the treaty...
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The American Journal of International Law, Volume 14

Electronic journals - 1920 - 1110 pages
...not in the possession of anyone; and possession is the beginning of ownership. The whole foundation of the State's rights is the presence within their...another State and in a week a thousand miles away. If we are to be accurate we cannot put the case of the State upon higher ground than that the treaty...
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California Fish and Game, Volumes 5-6

Fisheries - 1919 - 396 pages
...not in the possession of anyone ; and possession is the beginning of ownership. The whole foundation of the state's rights is the presence within their...another state and in a week a thousand miles away. If we are to be accurate we cnnnot put the cnse of the state upon higher ground than that the treaty...
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United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court at ..., Volume 252

United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - Courts - 1920 - 710 pages
...not in the possession of anyone; and possession is the beginning of ownership. The whole foundation of the State's rights is the presence within their...another State and in a week a thousand miles away. If we are to be accurate we cannot put the case of the State upon higher ground than that the treaty...
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Supreme Court Reporter, Volume 40

United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1921 - 628 pages
...not In the possession of anyone; and possession is the beginning of ownership. The whole foundation of the State's rights Is the presence within their...another State and In a week a thousand miles away. If we are to be accurate we cannot put the case of the State upon higher ground lhan that the treaty...
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The Federal Statutes Annotated: Containing All the Laws of the ..., Volume 3

United States - Law - 1921 - 1064 pages
...of anyone; and possession is the beginning of ownership. The whole foundation of the state's lights is the presence within their jurisdiction of birds...another state, and in a week a thousand miles away. If we are to be accurate, we cannot put the case of the state upon higher ground than that the treaty...
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Hearings Before the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture - Agriculture - 1924 - 1110 pages
...not In the possession of anyone ; and possession is the beginning of ownership. The whole foundation AP r! Q ` ر 0 hud not arrived, to-morrow may be in another State, and in a week a thousand miles away. If we are...
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Leading Cases on American Constitutional Law

Lawrence Boyd Evans - Constitutional law - 1925 - 1436 pages
...not in the possession of anyone; and possession is the beginning of ownership. The whole foundation If we are to be accurate we cannot put the case of the State upon higher ground than that the treaty...
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National Conference on Outdoor Recreation: A Report Epitomizing the Results ...

National conference on outdoor recreation - Outdoor life - 1928 - 120 pages
...could not be otherwise. The United States Supreme Court in the case of Missouri v. Holland refers to "birds that yesterday had not arrived, to-morrow may...another State and in a week a thousand miles away." The authority of the Federal Government in the protection of migratory wild life imposes a responsibility...
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Recreation Resources of Federal Lands: Report of the Joint Committee on ...

Joint Committee on Recreational Survey of Federal Lands - National parks and reserves - 1928 - 168 pages
...complete. This could not be otherwise. The US Supreme Court in the case of Missouri v. Holland refers to "birds that yesterday had not arrived, tomorrow may...another state and in a week a thousand miles away." The authority of the Federal Government in the protection of migratory wild life imposes a responsibility...
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