Territory
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
A part of a country separated from the rest and subject to a particular jurisdiction. A portion of the country subject to and belonging to the United States which is not within the boundary of any state or the District of Columbia. The constitution of the United States, art.
4, s.
3, provides that the congress shall have power to dispose of, and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property of the United States; and nothing in this constitution shall be construed so as to prejudice any claims of the United States or of any state. The United States has supreme sovereignty over a territory, and congress has full and complete legislative authority over its people and government; Church of Jesus Christ of