 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1816 - 512 pages
...the constitution of the United States only gave congress power « to ex" ercise exclusive legislation over such district (not ex"ceeding 10 miles square) as may, by .cession of par«« ticular states, and the acceptance of congress, become «< the seat of the government of the... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - Pennsylvania - 1828 - 436 pages
...according to the discipline prescribed by Congress; To exercise exclusive legislation, in all cases whatsoever, over such district, (not exceeding 10 miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the government of the United... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - Pennsylvania - 1829 - 460 pages
...according to the discipline prescribed by Congress; To exercise exclusive legislation, in all cases whatsoever, over such district, (not exceeding 10 miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the government of the United... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1830 - 632 pages
...according to the discipline prescribed by congress: — to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over such district, not exceeding 10 miles...the U. States ; and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Henry Vethake - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1851 - 640 pages
...according to die discipline prescribed by congress: — to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over such district, not exceeding 10 miles...the U. States ; and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for... | |
 | Indiana. Supreme Court, Horace E. Carter, Albert Gallatin Porter, Gordon Tanner, Benjamin Harrison, Michael Crawford Kerr, James Buckley Black, Augustus Newton Martin, Francis Marion Dice, John Worth Kern, John Lewis Griffiths, Sidney Romelee Moon, Charles Frederick Remy - Law reports, digests, etc - 1864 - 626 pages
...Another. cording to the discipline prescribed by Congress; to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district, (not exceeding 10 miles square) as may, by cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the Government of the United... | |
 | American Historical Association - Electronic journals - 1896 - 1274 pages
...article of the Constitution gives Congress the power-" to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over such district (not exceeding 10 miles square) as may by cession of particular States and the acceptance of Congress become the seat of Government of the United States."... | |
 | American Historical Association - Electronic journals - 1896 - 1280 pages
...article of the Constitution gives Congress the power "to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over such district (not exceeding 10 miles square) as may by cession of particular States and the acceptance of Congress become the seat of Government of the United States."... | |
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To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over such district (not exceeding 10 miles square) as may, by cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the Government of the United States... 
