Speeches and Occasional Addresses, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)
| Preis: | 19.95 EUR* (inkl. MWST zzgl. Versand - Preis kann jetzt höher sein!) |
| Versand: | 0.00 EUR Versandkostenfrei innerhalb von Deutschland |
| Partner: | buecher.de |
| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Dix, John A.) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from Speeches and Occasional Addresses, Vol. 2 The bill to repeal the act of Congress of 2d March, 1837, regulating pilots, being under consideration, Mr. Dix said: - Mr. President: The bill under consideration provides for the repeal of the act of Congress of the 2d March, 1837, entitled "An act concerning pilots." Before I show what the act thus proposed to be repealed is, it may be proper to state what was the existing system in relation to pilotage before Congress had any authority to legislate on the subject. Before the adoption of the Constitution of the United States, each State regulated its own pilots. It prescribed the mode of their appointment, their duties, and their liabilities. The Colony of New York, as early as 1694, passed a law providing for their appointment by the Governor and Council, and prohibited all other persons from piloting any vessel into or out of the port of New York, under a pecuniary penalty. From that time to the adoption of the Constitution, the State legislated exclusively on the subject. The regulation of pilotage within its own jurisdiction was a State right. The Articles of Confederation found and left it so. The Constitution of the United States gives to Congress the power "to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes." Under this delegation of authority, Congress assumed to legislate on the subject of pilotage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
* Preis kann jetzt höher sein. Den aktuellen Stand und Informationen zu den Versandkosten finden sie auf der Homepage unseres Partners.
Folgende Produkte könnten dir ebenso gefallen
