 | Winton U. Solberg - History - 1990 - 548 pages
...assign a day for the appearance of the parties, by their agents, before the House. The Agents shall be directed to appoint, by joint consent, commissioners...hearing and determining the matter in question. But if the Agents cannot agree, the Senate shall name three persons out of each of the several States; and... | |
 | Peter S. Onuf - History - 1991 - 470 pages
...Congress assigned a day for the agents of the disputing states to appear, they would then agree upon "commissioners or judges to constitute a court for hearing and determining the matter in question." The decision of such a court was to be "final and conclusive."20 If the agents of the states could... | |
 | Walter John Raymond - Law - 1992 - 760 pages
...appoint by joint consent, to constitute a court for hearing and determining the matter in question: congress shall name three persons out of each of the united states, and each party shall alternately strike out one, the petitioners beginning, be reduced to thirteen; and... | |
 | John P. Kaminski - Biography & Autobiography - 1993 - 368 pages
...Massachusetts agents met in Congress on December 6, 8, and 10, when Congress resolved that they jointly appoint judges "to constitute a court for hearing and determining the matter in question, agreeable to the ninth of the Articles of Confederation." The agents reported on December 24, listing... | |
 | United States. Constitutional Convention, James Madison - Law - 1999 - 836 pages
...assign a day for the appearance of the parties, by their agents, before the 2 House. The Agents shall be directed to appoint, by joint consent, commissioners...hearing and determining the matter in question. But if the Agents cannot agree, the Senate shall name three persons out of each of the several States; and... | |
 | Richard M Battistoni - Law - 2000 - 198 pages
...executive authority of the other State in controversy, and a day assigned for the appearance of the parties by their lawful agents, who shall then be directed...and from the list of such persons each party shall alternately strike out one, the petitioners beginning, until the number shall be reduced to thirteen;... | |
 | Max Farrand - History - 2000 - 300 pages
...executive authority of the other state in controversy, and a day assigned for the appearance of the parties by their lawful agents, who shall then be directed...hearing and determining the matter in question : but if Ihcy cannot agree, congress shall name three persons out of each of the united states, and from the... | |
 | Kermit L. Hall - Law - 2000 - 464 pages
...jurisdiction or any other cause whatever. . . ." The parties to a dispute could be directed by Congress "to appoint by joint consent, commissioners or judges...for hearing and determining the matter in question." Or if the disputing parties could not agree, Congress could itself make the appointments. The article... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 2000 - 1220 pages
...executive authority of the other state in controversy, and a day assigned for the appearance of the parties by their lawful agents, who shall then be directed...and from the list of such persons each party shall alternately strike out one, the petitioners beginning, until the number shall be reduced to thirteen;... | |
 | Peter S. Onuf - History - 1983 - 308 pages
...would notify the other state. Congress was to set a date for the appearance of agents from each state "who shall then be directed to appoint by joint consent, commissioners or judges to constitute a court." In case such agreement was not forthcoming, the article established an elaborate procedure — including... | |
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... to appoint, by joint consent, commissioners or judges to constitute a court for hearing and determining the matter in question... 
