Arbitration Series: "I'm alone" caseU.S. Government Printing Office, 1931 |
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Affidavit Agent American APPENDIX April Arbitration Series Article authorities Auxiliary Schooner Bank of Montreal Belize boat Boston British ship Canadian Government Cape Ann Cash Certified CHARGÉ D'AFFAIRES Christian Iversen Claim submitted Coast Guard Coast Guard vessel commander Commissioners Convention Court Creaser Shipping Company crew Dan Hogan deposit District of Montreal doctrine of hot East of Cape Eastern Seaboard Steamship engines Eugene Creaser Shipping Government in Canada Halifax Hearn heave High Contracting Parties high seas Hogan hot pursuit hour's sailing distance January Limited Lunenburg Mainguy Majesty's Government March March 22 master ment miles Mocana New York Nova Scotia officers Orleans owners ownership personal effects port Province of Nova provisions purchase question registered registry respect rum-running Seaboard Steamship Agencies Secretary seizure September 28 shore Siloam sinking smuggling speed statement sunk sworn territorial waters tion treaty United States Coast Washington Williams Wireless-NS Belize BH Wolcott Yarmouth
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Page 44 - States, its territories or possessions in order that enquiries may be addressed to those on board and an examination be made of the ship's papers for the purpose of ascertaining whether the vessel or those on board are endeavoring to import or have imported alcoholic beverages into the United States, its territories or possessions in violation of the laws there in force.
Page 78 - And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to be true, and knowing that it is of the same force and effect as if made under oath, and by virtue of the Canada Evidence Act.
Page 135 - The objects for which the company is established are, " the conveyance of passengers and goods in ships or boats between such places as the company may from time to time determine, and the doing all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above object.
Page 48 - ... (Jessup, The Law of Territorial Waters and Maritime Jurisdiction, New York, 1927, p.
Page 43 - The High Contracting Parties declare that it is their firm intention to uphold the principle that 3 marine miles extending from the coastline outwards and measured from low-water mark constitute the ^proper limits of territorial waters.
Page 32 - When such enquiries and examination show a reasonable ground for suspicion, a search of the vessel may be instituted. "(2) If there is reasonable cause for belief that the vessel has committed or is committing or attempting to commit an offense against the laws of the United States, its territories or possessions prohibiting the importation of alcoholic beverages, the vessel may be seized and taken into a port of the United States, its territories or possessions for adjudication in accordance with...
Page 3 - I'm Alone, although a British ship of Canadian registry, was de facto owned, controlled, and, at the critical times, managed, and her movements directed and her cargo dealt with and disposed of, by a group of persons acting in concert who were entirely, or nearly so, citizens of the United States, and who employed her for the purposes mentioned.
Page 39 - The rights conferred by this article shall not be exercised at a greater distance from the coast of the United States, its territories or possessions, than can be traversed in one hour by the vessel suspected of endeavoring to commit the offense.
Page 45 - II of this treaty or on the ground that it has not been given the benefit of Article III shall be referred for the joint consideration of two persons, one of whom shall be nominated by each of the high contracting parties. Effect shall be given to the recommendations contained in any such joint report.
Page 4 - I'm Alone are true. The question in its first aspect is whether the Government of the United States under the Convention has the right of hot pursuit where the offending vessel is within an hour's sailing distance of the shore at the commencement of the pursuit and beyond that distance at its termination.