United States v. Hanson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the Eastern- District of Washington. On December 31, 1906, the United States commenced an action of ejectment against the defendant in error to recover the possession of a one-half section of government land in Klickitas county, state of Washington, alleging in the complaint that in October, 1905, the defendant in error, without right or title, had entered into the possession of said premises,…
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the Eastern- District of Washington. On December 31, 1906, the United States commenced an action of ejectment against the defendant in error to recover the possession of a one-half section of government land in Klickitas county, state of Washington, alleging in the complaint that in October, 1905, the defendant in error, without right or title, had entered into the possession of said premises, which prior to that time had been withdrawn from entry, location, or settlement of any kind or character. The defendant…
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The defendant in error raises in this court for the first time the question of the constitutionality of the reclamation act on the grounds: First. That the work to he done and the expenditures to be made under it are not public and governmental in character, and are not within the limited powers belonging to the federal government. Second. Conceding that the government has the power to pass such an act affecting public lands in a territory, it has not such power as to lands within the states or in any localities where there are no government lands;…
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