| United States. Congress. House. Public Works - 1967 - 190 páginas
...United States Constitution, the principle was stated in the Northwest Ordinance, on July 13, 1787 : "The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi...the same, shall be common highways and forever free. . . .'' One of the first acts of the new Congress was to re-enact the Northwest Ordinance statement... | |
| 1967 - 308 páginas
...or territory now or hereafter to be formed, and bounded by the same; and the river Mississippi and the navigable waters leading into the Mississippi...and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the state as to the citizens of the United States, without any tax, impost or duty therefor. Territorial... | |
| Wisconsin. Legislature. Legislative Reference Bureau - 1967 - 308 páginas
...or territory now or hereafter to be formed, and bounded by the same; and the river Mississippi and the navigable waters leading into the Mississippi...and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the state as to the citizens of the United States, without any tax, impost or duty therefor. Territorial... | |
| Horace Greeley - 1864 - 696 páginas
...securing the title in such soil to the bond fide purchasers. No taxes shall be imposed on the lands and property of the United States ; and in no case shall...navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and Saint Lawrence, and the conveying-places between the same, shall be common highways, and forever free,... | |
| 1989 - 1010 páginas
...or territory now or hereafter to be formed, and bounded by the same; and the river Mississippi and the navigable waters leading into the Mississippi...and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the state as to the citizens of the United States, without any tax, impost or duty therefor. Territorial... | |
| 2005 - 1008 páginas
...or territory now or hereafter to be formed, and bounded by the same; and the river Mississippi and the navigable waters leading into the Mississippi...and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the state as to the citizens of the United States, without any tax, impost or duty therefor. Territorial... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Commerce - 1970 - 250 páginas
...Mississippi and the St. Lawrence. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 states : The navigable waterways leading into the Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and...same, shall be common highways, and forever free, as well as to the inhabitants of the said territory as to the citizens of the United States and those... | |
| Louisiana. Supreme Court - 1912 - 644 páginas
...instrument is: 'That all of the navigable waters leading into the St. Lawrence and the Mississippi, and the carrying places between the same, shall be...and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the territory as the citizens of the United States, or those of any other stnte that may be admitted into... | |
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