foreigner
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 26 U.S. 343 - Lessee of Thomas Spratt v. Sarah Spratt · 1828Most cited · 10 citing opinions
Maryland alien-takings act
The Act is an enabling Act, and applies to those only who could not take without it. It enables a foreigner to take 'in the same manner as if he was a citizen.' This language is entirely inapplicable to a citizen. An Act to enable a citizen to take lands 'as if he were a citizen,' would be an absurdity too obvious to escape the notice of the legislature. We think, then, that a foreigner who becomes a citizen is no longer a foreigner within the view of the Act.
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