In New Mexico-Texas boundary case, evi-
dence held to sustain findings of master as to lo-
cation of Rio Grande river in 1850.—Id.
1. ENACTMENT, REQUISITES, AND VA-
LIDITY IN GENERAL.
seas Corporation, 48 S. Ct. 516, affirming de-
cree The Malcolm Baxter, Jr., 20 F. (2d) 304.
141(1) (U.S.Sup.N.Y.) Carrier, in case of
voluntary deviation, is responsible for cargo
as insurer, and cannot claim benefit of bill of
lading.-Republic of France v. French Over-
seas Corporation, 48 S. Ct. 516, affirming de-
cree The Malcolm Baxter, Jr., 20 F. (2d) 304.47 (U.S.Sup.Va.) Virginia Cedar Rust Act
Shippers cannot recover for delay caused by
embargo of United States Export Administra-held not objectionable for vagueness as to one
tive Board, after deviation of vessel because (Code Va. 1924, §§ 885-893).-Miller v. Schoene,
to whom state court held statute applicable
of unseaworthiness.-Id.
48 S. Ct. 246, affirming judgment Same v.
141 (4) (U.S.Sup.N.Y.) Schooner's unsea-
worthiness, and owner's failure to exercise due State Entomologist, 135 S. E. 813, 146 Va. 175.
diligence to ascertain condition, constitutes suffi-56 (U.S.Sup.Phil.Islands) Inference of ap-
cient ground for denying exoneration (Harter Proval of Philippine law by failure to take ac-
Act [46 USCA §§ 190-195]).-Republic of tion under law reserving power of annulment
France v. French Overseas Corporation, 48 S. cannot be indulged as to void legislation (Or-
Ct. 516, affirming decree The Malcolm Baxter, ganic Act, § 19 [48 USCA §8 1052-1054]).-
Springer v. Government of the Philippine Is-
Jr., 20 F. (2d) 304.
lands, 48 S. Ct. 480.
145 (U.S.Sup.N.Y.) Clause in bill of lading
authorizing retention of prepaid freight on forc-
ed interruption or abandonment of voyage re-
mained effective on deviation for unseaworthi-
ness.-Republic of France v. French Overseas
Corporation, 48 S. Ct. 516, affirming decree
The Malcolm Baxter, Jr., 20 F. (2d) 304.
XI. LIMITATION OF OWNER'S LIABILITY.
207 (U.S.Sup.N.Y.) Unseaworthiness,
deviation caused by it, displaces contract of af-
-Republic of France v. French Overseas Cor-
freightment only as to damage caused thereby.
poration, 48 S. Ct. 516, affirming decree The
Malcolm Baxter, Jr., 20 F. (2d) 304.
208 (U.S.Sup.N.Y.) Schooner's unsea-
worthiness, and owner's failure to exercise due
diligence to ascertain condition, constitutes suf-
ficient ground for denying limitation of liability
(46 USCA §§ 175, 182-188).-Republic of
France v. French Overseas Corporation, 48 S.
Ct. 516, affirming decree The Malcolm Baxter,
Jr., 20 F. (2d) 304.
1. POLITICAL STATUS AND RELATIONS.
4 (U.S.Sup.Miss.) Constitutional authoriza-
tion and federal laws enacted pursuant thereto
control state enactments in case of conflict
(Const. art. 6).-Panhandle Oil Co. v. State of
Mississippi ex rel. Knox, 48 S. Ct. 451, revers-
ing judgment State v. Panhandle Oil Co., 112 So.
584, 147 Miss. 663.
VI. CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION.
(A) General Rules of Construction.
181(1) (U.S.Sup.Neb.) Sense in which term
in statute is used is usually question of inten-
tion.-Larkin v. Paugh, 48 S. Ct. 366.
195 (U.S.Sup. Phil.Islands) Rule that ex-
pression of one thing is exclusion of others
must yield whenever contrary intention is ap-
parent. Springer v. Government of the Phil-
enumerating certain things may be given full
ippine Islands, 48 S. Ct. 480.
General grant of power in addition to grant
effect, if context shows enumeration was not
should be deduced from view of every material
205 (U.S.Sup.Mo.) Lawmaker's intention
part of statute.-Hellmich v. Hellman, 48 S. Ct.
244, affirming decrees (C. C. A.) 18 F. (2d) 239,
219 (U.S.Sup.App.D.C.) As respects claims
on contracts of Fleet Corporation, statute re-
lating to claims against government must be
construed in light of administrative practice (31
USCA $71; Shipping Board Act 1916_[46
USCA S10]).-U. S. ex rel. Skinner & Eddy
Corporation v. McCarl, 48 S. Ct. 12, affirming
judgment 8 F. (2d) 1011.
225 (U.S.Sup.App.D.C.) As respects claims
lating to claims against government must be
on contracts of Fleet Corporation, statute re-
construed in light of statutes specifically deal-
ing with shipping Board and Fleet Corporation
(31 USCA § 371; Shipping Board Act 1916 [46
Corporation v. McCarl, 48 S. Ct. 12, affirming
USCA § 810]).-U. S. ex rel. Skinner & Eddy
judgment 8 F. (2d) 1011.
52 (U.S.Sup.Conn.) Interest in New York
limited partnership held subject to succession
tax as intangible personalty in Connecticut,
where deceased owner was domiciled without 2254 (U.S.Sup.Cal.) Re-enactment of law
violating full faith and credit clause (Laws N. unchanged must be accepted as legislative ap-
Y. 1919, c. 408, § 52; Pub. Acts Conn. 1923, c.proval of practical construction (Chinese Ex-
190; Const. Amend. 14; art. 4, § 1).-Blodgett clusion Act, § 6 [8 USCA § 265]).-Nagle v.
v. Silberman, 48 S. Ct. 410, affirming judgment Loi Hoa, 48 S. Ct. 160, reversing judgment (C.
in part and reversing judgment in part Appeal C. A.) Loi Hoa v. Nagle, 13 F. (2d) 80.
of Silberman, 134 A. 778.
United States bonds and certificates of in- Indian Territory includes construction thereof.
226 (U.S.Sup.Okl.) Adoption of statute for
debtedness deposited in New York by owner-Marlin v. Lewallen, 48 S. Ct. 248, reversing
domiciled in Connecticut held subject to Con- judgment Condren v. Marlin, 241 P. 826, 113
necticut succession tax without violating full Okl. 259.
faith and credit clause (Connecticut Succession
and Transfer Act; Const. Amend. 14; art. 4,
§ 1).-Id.
(B) Particular Classes of Statutes.
12(2) (U.S.Sup.) New Mexico-Texas bound-241(1) (U.S.Sup.) Rule of strict construc-
ary held improperly established at location of tion of penal statutes is not violated by allow-
Rio Grande after it had been moved by accre-
ing language to have its full meaning in har-
tions from its location in 1850 (Act Cong. Sept. mony with context.-Donnelley v. U. S., 48 S.
9. 1850 [9 Stat, 4461; Act Leg. Tex. Nov, 25,
1850 [2 Sayles' Early Laws Tex. p. 267]).-
State of New Mexico v. State of Texas, 48 S.
13 (U.S.Sup.) In state boundary case, mo-
tion to exclude copy of survey, memoranda, and
field notes held made too late.-State of New
Mexico v. State of Texas, 48 S. Ct. 126.
245 (U.S.Sup.) Extension of tax by impli-
cation is not favored.-Reinecke v. Gardner, 48
S. Ct. 472.
(D) Retroactive Operation.
263 (U.S.Sup.Ct.Cl.) Statutes are not to be
given retroactive effect or construed to change
For cases in Dec.Dig. & Am.Dig. Key-No.Series & Indexes see same topic and KEY-NUMBER
status of claims, unless legislative purpose!
plainly appears.-U. S. v. Magnolia Petroleum |
Co., 48 S. Ct. 236, 276 U. S. 160, 72 L. Ed.
reversing judgment Magnolia Petroleum Co. v.
U. S., 63 Ct. Cl. 173.
STATUTES CONSTRUED.
UNITED STATES.
.74, 77, 137, 288, 564
.74, 90, 137, 288, 353, 564
Amend. 6
468, 486
Amend. 7.
43
Amend. 14.....41, 91, 174, 180, 246, 259, 276,
291, 410, 422, 423, 439, 443,
447, 468, 502, 545, 553, 577
June 26, ch. 121, § 10, 23 Stat. 55.
Amended 1915, March 4, ch. 153, §
11, 38 Stat. 1168; 1920, June 5, ch.
250, § 32, 41 Stat. 1006.
July 5, ch. 220, 23 Stat. 116.
Feb. 4, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379.
Interstate Commerce Act.
1887, Feb. 8, ch. 119, § 5, 24 Stat. 389...
1887, March 3, ch. 359, 24 Stat. 505.
1890, July 2, ch. 647, 26 Stat. 209.
1890, July 2, ch. 647, 88 1-4, 26 Stat. 209.. 311
1890, July 2, ch. 647, 88, 26 Stat. 210...
1890, Aug. 19, ch. 802, § 1, arts. 19, 21, 27,
29, 26 Stat. 327, 328.
1893, Feb. 13, ch. 105, 27 Stat. 445..
1898, June 28, ch. 517, § 29, 30 Stat. 505.. 218
1898, July 1, ch. 541, 30 Stat. 544. See
Bankruptcy Act.
1790, April 10, ch. 7, § 1, 1 Stat. 109.
1842, Aug. 31, ch. 279, 5 Stat. 577.....
1850, Sept. 9, ch. 49, 9 Stat. 446.
1855, Feb. 24, ch. 122, 10 Stat. 612......
1863, March 3, ch. 119, 12 Stat. 819.
1866, July 24, ch. 230, 14 Stat. 221.
1870, July 8, ch. 230, § 22, 16 Stat. 201... 463
1882, May 6, ch. 126, § 6, 22 Stat. 60...
1882, May 6, ch. 126, § 6, 22 Stat. 60.
Amended 1884, July 5, ch. 220, 23
Stat. 116..
252 1902, July 1, ch. 1362, 32 Stat. 641.
344 1902, July 1, ch. 1362, § 22, 32 Stat. 643..
58 1903, Feb. 5, ch. 487, § 16. 32 Stat. 800
1903, Feb. 11, ch. 544, 32 Stat. 823.
1904, April 28, ch. 1824, 33 Stat. 573.
1906, May 8, ch. 2348, 34 Stat. 182..
1906, June 12, ch. 3078, 34 Stat. 255.
1906, June 29, ch. 3591, § 1, 34 Stat. 584..
1906, June 29, ch. 3591, § 5, 34 Stat. 590..
1906, June 29, ch. 3592, 34 Stat. 596..
1906, June 29, ch. 3592, $$ 4(1, 2, 6), 27,
34 Stat. 596-598, 603.
234 1907, March 1, ch. 2285, 34 Stat. 1018.
39 1907, March 2, ch. 2564, 34 Stat. 1246.
520 1908, April 22, ch. 149, 35 Stat. 65..25, 49, 151,
189
215, 241, 308, 336, 440, 541
520 1908, April 22, ch. 149, § 1, 35 Stat. 65..73, 177
1908, April 22, ch. 149, § 2, 35 Stat. 65....
39 1908, April 22, ch. 149, § 4, 35 Stat. 66..
1908, May 27, ch. 199, §§ 1, 2, 4, 35 Stat.
312, 313
282 1909, March 4, ch. 321, 35 Stat. 1088.
282, 520
See Criminal Code.
1910, June 18, ch. 309, 36 Stat. 539.
Amended 1913, Oct. 22, ch. 32, 38
Stat. 219
1910, June 18, ch. 309, § 7, 36 Stat.
544
.189, 198, 234
1910, June 25, ch. 412, § 6, 36 Stat. 839.. 298
531 1910, June 25, ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847
580
449 1910, June 25, ch. 423, 36 Stat. 851.
Amended 1918, July 1, ch. 114, 40
Stat. 705..
1914, Dec. 17, ch. 1, § 2, 38 Stat. 786.... 388 | 1919, Oct. 28, ch. 85, tit. 2, § 2, 41
1915, March 4, ch. 153, § 11, 38 Stat. 1168 164
1915, March 4, ch. 153, § 20, 38 Stat. 1185.
308
1919, Oct. 28, ch. 85, tit. 2, § 3, 41
308
1919, Oct. 28, ch. 85, tit. 2, § 21, 41 Stat.
314
1919, Oct. 28, ch. 85, tit. 2, § 22, 41 Stat.
314
Amended 1920, June 5, ch. 250, § 33,
41 Stat. 1007...
Stat.
.137, 400
Stat.
.232, 400
1919, Oct. 28, ch. 85, tit. 2, § 25, 41 Stat.
315
1916, April 11, ch. 63, 39 Stat. 47.
1916, July 17, ch. 245, § 201(c).
1923, March 4, ch. 252, tit. 1, § 2,
42 Stat. 1454.
1916, Aug. 29, ch. 416, 39 Stat. 545.
1916, Aug. 29, ch. 416, § 3, 39 Stat. 546. 100
1916, Aug. 29, ch. 416, § 19, 39 Stat. 551.. 480
1916, Sept. 7, ch. 451, § 11, 39 Stat. 731..12, 198
1916, Sept. 8, ch. 463, § 1(a), 39 Stat. 756 65
1916, Sept. 8, ch. 463, § 2(a), 39 Stat. 757.
Amended 1917, Oct. 3, ch. 63, §
1200, 40 Stat. 329...
1916, Sept. 8, ch. 463, §§ 10, 13(c), 39 Stat.
765, 771.
1916, Sept. 8, ch. 463, § 31(b). Added 1917,
Oct. 3, ch. 63, tit. 12, 40 Stat. 338
1917, Feb. 14, ch. 53, § 17, 39 Stat. 906..
1917, March 2, ch. 145, § 2, 39 Stat. 951
1917, March 2, ch. 145, § 48, 39 Stat. 967.
Amended 1927, March 4, ch. 503, §
7, 44 Stat. 1421.
1917, June 15, ch. 29, § 1, 40 Stat. 182..
1917, June 15, ch. 29, § 1, 40 Stat. 182.
Amended 1918, April 22, ch. 62, §§
1, 2, 40 Stat. 535; 1918, Nov. 4, ch.
201, § 1, 40 Stat. 1022.. .12. 198
1917, June 15, ch. 30, tit. 11, 40 Stat. 228 137
1917, Aug. 10, ch. 53, 40 Stat. 276..
90
1917, Aug. 10, ch. 53, § 10, 40 Stat. 279.. 90
1917, Oct. 3, ch. 63, tit. 1, § 4, 40 Stat. 302 472
1917, Oct. 3, ch. 63, tit. 2, §§ 200-214, 40
Stat. 302-308.
137
1919, Oct. 28, ch. 85, tit. 2, § 26, 41 Stat.
315
.137, 232
1919, Oct. 28, ch. 85, tit. 2, § 29, 41 Stat.
1919, Oct. 28, ch. 85, tit. 2, §§ 33, 35, 41
46
Stat. 317..
1920, Feb. 25, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437....363, 580
1920, Feb. 25, ch. 85, § 37, 41 Stat. 451.. 363
1920, Feb. 28, ch. 91, § 206, 41 Stat.
461
150
1920, Feb. 28, ch. 91, §§ 209, 209 (c), 41
Stat. 464.
1920, Feb. 28, ch. 91, § 401, 41 Stat. 475.. 189
1920, Feb. 28, ch. 91, § 402, 41 Stat.
476
.189, 361
1920, Feb. 28, ch. 91, § 418, 41 Stat. 484.. 282
1920, Feb. 28. ch. 91, § 424, 41 Stat. 491.. 96
1920, March 9, ch. 95, 41 Stat. 525..
1920, March 9, ch. 95, §§ 1-5, 8, 12, 13, 41
Stat. 525, 526, 527, 528..
1920, June 4, ch. 228, § 1, 41 Stat. 813..
1920, June 5, ch. 250, § 2(c), 41 Stat. 989.
1920, June 5, ch. 250, § 32, 41 Stat. 1006.. 164
1920, June 5, ch. 250, § 33, 41 Stat. 1007
440, 457
1917, Oct. 3, ch. 63, § 210, 40 Stat. 307. 587
1917, Oct. 3, ch. 63, § 1200, 40 Stat. 329 65
1917, Oct. 3, ch. 63, tit. 12, 40 Stat. 338 50
1917, Oct. 6, ch. 106, 40 Stat. 411.
1917, Oct. 6, ch. 106, § 2(a), 40 Stat. 411 470
1918, April 22, ch. 62, §§ 1, 2, 40 Stat.
535
12, 198
1918, May 16, ch. 74, 40 Stat. 550. Amend-
ed 1918, June 4, ch. 92, 40 Stat. 594 371
1918, May 16, ch. 74, § 5. Amended 1919,
July 19, ch. 24, § 1, 41 Stat. 224... 371
1918, June 4, ch. 94, 40 Stat. 594....
1918, July 1, ch. 114, 40 Stat. 705.
1918, Nov. 4, ch. 201, § 1, 40 Stat. 1022..12,
1919, Feb. 24, ch. 18, 40 Stat. 1057.
1919, Feb. 24, ch. 18. §§ 201 (a, c), 210, 40
Stat. 1059, 1062..
1924, June 2, ch. 234, 43 Stat. 253.
1924, June 2, ch. 234, § 274, 43 Stat. 297..
1924, June 2, ch. 234, § 319 et seq., 43 Stat.
313
1924, June 2, ch. 234, § 900 (e, i), 43 Stat.
336
587
1919, Feb. 24, ch. 18, § 328, 40 Stat. 1093
87, 587
1919, Feb. 24, ch. 18, § 402 (c), 40 Stat.
1097
43
§ 236. Amended 1921, June 10, ch. 18, tit.
3. § 305, 42 Stat. 24.
347 $649, 700
Stat.
$$ 823, 824.
..373, 388914
.183, 417 § 951
1924, June 2, ch. 234, § 900(k), 43 Stat.
338
1924, June 2, ch. 234, § 1014(a), 43 Stat.
343
45
1924, June 2, ch. 234, § 1018, 43 Stat. 345 87
1924, June 2. ch. 234, § 1019, 43 Stat. 346 236
1925, Feb. 13, ch. 229, 43 Stat. 936...489, 523
1925, Feb. 13, ch. 229, § 1, 43 Stat. 936..62. 142
1925, Feb. 13, ch. 229, § 8(a), 43 Stat. 940 112
1925, Feb. 13, ch. 229, § 12, 43 Stat. 941.. 449
1925, March 4, ch. 521, 43 Stat. 1259. 146
1926, May 27, ch. 406, § 6, 44 Stat. 663.. 298
1927, March 4, ch. 503, § 7, 44 Stat. 1421.. 23
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
1924, Feb. 8, ch. 16, 43 Stat. 5.......
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