A Course of Lectures on the Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States: Delivered Annually in Columbia College, New York |
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Page 156
... prohibition , therefore , against raising and maintaining armies and fleets in time of peace , would not only exhibit the extraordinary spectacle of a nation incapacitated by its constitution from pre- paring for defence before it was ...
... prohibition , therefore , against raising and maintaining armies and fleets in time of peace , would not only exhibit the extraordinary spectacle of a nation incapacitated by its constitution from pre- paring for defence before it was ...
Page 168
... prohibition upon Congress to " lay any tax or duties on articles exported from the United States . " The Constitution does not de- fine or select subjects for exclusive taxation by the Federal Government ; although , in some instances ...
... prohibition upon Congress to " lay any tax or duties on articles exported from the United States . " The Constitution does not de- fine or select subjects for exclusive taxation by the Federal Government ; although , in some instances ...
Page 202
... prohibition , then , is an exception from the acknowledged power of the states to levy taxes , and not from the questiona- ble power to regulate commerce . So , also , the exception in the Constitution , with regard to du- ties on ...
... prohibition , then , is an exception from the acknowledged power of the states to levy taxes , and not from the questiona- ble power to regulate commerce . So , also , the exception in the Constitution , with regard to du- ties on ...
Page 230
... prohibition of state legislation in regard to it ; but if each state retained the power of naturalization , while the citizens of each state were entitled to the privileges of citizens in the several states , any one state might impose ...
... prohibition of state legislation in regard to it ; but if each state retained the power of naturalization , while the citizens of each state were entitled to the privileges of citizens in the several states , any one state might impose ...
Page 271
... prohibition against treaties , alliances , and confederations was contained in the articles of the former union of the states , and copied in the new Constitution . If every state were at liberty to enter into treaties , alliances , and ...
... prohibition against treaties , alliances , and confederations was contained in the articles of the former union of the states , and copied in the new Constitution . If every state were at liberty to enter into treaties , alliances , and ...
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