New-York tribune., 1877-06-11
TIE ANTON Is ~ HER.
TuE jNlWp sTArEs Cannot rsKE \ REQUEST OF
REAL I>TaIE Us NET-YoRN.


REAL I>TAIE Us NrT-YoIIN.
WA>mSGroS, d. C., June 9.-Ihc following
decision aa- been rendered IA hc supreme Court o. tn
Unit. States:
,o icrac United states plaine IN cor NJ "a ast Arn.e
tox M m 1ici 60 tne ,gg' 81 At'., & o' " ' 1 i, 81 81
Nca},I. i.l r- sd oi certain lc.'aI and r.al prop
VI ii testament Ic csy-d a:d b la.@;hed the
' . Go i,ai I'' a r a,ei -jac, Pop ilc gsr.oso q
as ng Co. dsc3tec 90" acb ,r'at"i e. Nef" tG re
oe o. !.- r Government oi flc lLii,d ~iea ihr body
tt'i b.. l,tini 81 Tie District At;ofp,y o.. ~ Uat.
sr i .c, l'ri icr probate D. Cog" tc s4rrsa'r
',,oi.r! ufi". 'h' H. l' Slii"iir 'r'i,' ti.a ihc
v.n iuou,rii'c aud '" a. &C.. E ..r o. real -
tHc raj state - aevi-.c u'cr tho vl m rro,st Or
O.. .c te,d- dat ile " 81 s VALID ini o9o.ai.' ~
10 t Iri5' c-ia' "i iie i%r,"'o % r! A ih, til.sd YEA
t,.ft,; 90 rba.r a 81 l ~ per- .ial eta ,il r ap
M ,. en- srt %, ar,r ts c,se vas Sroa1at here
D. ir slo. nf or thc sal ,iy of . dc
Wise Co. United States o. read estate situated 80 the state ol
1hli -atr. pretended hat le uiie states may not
sS S M M lei ar , 49,. o. he G,vtsidrt he c%rct.Gn
of ao Is l,yeIs a. instance cn needed Tor ars-al
rat hospitals or ior any oihr q ,ie many public purposes
not be- acquired bi voluntary arrangement with its
Ti -iaes N ts exerci,e Of jcir POWER Of eminent Go
main. making just compensation; p9a,r Wach can
t. he caprice o. individuals or he hostility Of
he stat LEGISLATURE. or o,ner cgus hi ng conditions
power oi the Siaic t. regulate
tlc tenure OF real rIoperty within h'r lMIS ana snd
he r1les OF its descent and The extent {" which a
disposition may hc exercised BY lis owners,
uucouhtcd n Is established principle OF law,
ioI. uZej arising from .c Necessity ~ the thlt
descent oI other is exclusively subject to The GOV
jurisdiction Tie property - stu
ated. The uDwCr tire Sate In THIS respect follows
from her sovereignty within her limits, as 10 all
necc-sy Implication transferred 10 ile Federal Cow rnment
modes O disposition oi real property within the
tcSamrtay. not matters
placed under tie control Of Federal authority such
which the Federal Government was created, aud
the landed interests o the state
statutes Wills justly observed 10y The count Of Appeals
are enabling ac riOr tO c statute 0i ga Heiy Will
There was no gen, raj power NJ common aW 10 Gel-c hds
power opposed the fcudal policy Of holding lands
inatLablc without the consent OF the lord. The
English Of wills became part Of
the New York upon the adoption Of
Constitution IN l777 ard with somo notifications IN its
language ts day. Every person must there
fore lands state within the limitations Of
the BE- cannot devise them at all. His power
is bounded by its c0nGuona That statute provides
that devise Of lands may be maue 10 any person
capable bv law Of holding real estate but devise
10 CORPORATION shall De wand unless such corporation bo
expressly authorized by It's charter BY statute 10
take by devise" The tenn person" here used
aprI,s 10 natural persons, and also artificial
Ueis0us-bOdies polite, deriving their pow
10 include within its meaning the Federal Government
IL would require cEptss definition that effect IL
sense thus extended aud tie term corporation IN the
statute apunes only such corporations created
ia White agt and construction Of The statute Is
conclusive upon us devise To The United real
property that state therefore, void Affirmed.
Mr. Justice Field delivered the opinion