...places between the same, shall be common highways, 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," does not deprive the legislature of power to authorize the clearing out of the channel...

...WITH the same, shall be common highways, and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the State aa to the citizens of the United States, without, any tax, impost or duty therefor," does not deprive the legislature of power to authorize improvements to the navigation...

...at or near the mouth of the Paw Paw river, is and hereafter shall be a common highway, forever free to the -citizens of the United States, without any tax, impost, or duty imposed upon the navigation thereof, and as such common highway it is and hereafter shall be subject...

...Rep. 423, the question arose whether, by the act admitting California into the Union, and declaring "that all the navigable waters within the said state...of the United States, without any tax, impost, or duty therefor," congress had adopted such legislation over the navigable streams as would confer jurisdiction...

...act admitting California into the Union, which act provides "that all the navigable waters within the state shall be common highways, and forever free,...of the United States, without any tax, impost, or duty tfaeiefor." 9 St. 452, 453. How can the American river be a "common highway," or how can it be...

...non-resident proprietors, who are citizens of the United States, be taxed higher than residents ; and that all the navigable waters within the said State...the United States, •without any tax, impost, or duty therefor: Provided, That nothing Proviso, herein contained shall be construed as recognizing or...

...provides that all the navigable waters within the state shall be common highways, and forever free, aa well to the inhabitants of said state as to the citizens of the United Suites, without any tax, impost, or duty therefor, it would seem, should be regarded as a valid regulation...

...clause in the act of September 9, 1850, admitting California as a state into the Union, which declares "that all the navigable waters within the said state...of the United States, without any tax, impost, or duty therefor." 9 St. 454. This declaration is similar tothat contained in the ordinance of 1787, for...

...and Mr. John L. Boons for appellant. — The act admitting California, 9 Stat. 452, provided in § 3 that " all the navigable waters within the said State...the citizens of the United States, without any tax, duty, or impost therefor." This provision withdrew the subject matter of navigable rivers from the...

...California as a state into the Union, which declares "that all the navigable waters within the suid state shall be common highways and forever free, as...state as to the citizens of the United States, without auy tax, impost or duty therefor," does not lessen the power over such navigable waters which the state...