Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases, Volume 3West Publishing Company, 1904 - 7839 pages |
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... authority of the sheriff , in whose stead he sponsibilities of his principal , except that by acts . He is the ... authority to execute all the ordinary duties of the office of sheriff ( Com . Dig . tit . " Viscount , " 542 , B. 1 ) ...
... authority of the sheriff , in whose stead he sponsibilities of his principal , except that by acts . He is the ... authority to execute all the ordinary duties of the office of sheriff ( Com . Dig . tit . " Viscount , " 542 , B. 1 ) ...
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... Authority to make arrests . " Detective " has no such settled signifi- cance attached to it as of necessity imports authority to arrest criminals or persons char- ged or suspected of committing criminal acts , so that , without proof of ...
... Authority to make arrests . " Detective " has no such settled signifi- cance attached to it as of necessity imports authority to arrest criminals or persons char- ged or suspected of committing criminal acts , so that , without proof of ...
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... authority to proceed with the case ; and , having no authority to proceed , if it refuses to change the venue , the action would be de- termined unless an appeal is taken therefrom . Western Bank v . Tallman , 15 Wis . 92 . Finality ...
... authority to proceed with the case ; and , having no authority to proceed , if it refuses to change the venue , the action would be de- termined unless an appeal is taken therefrom . Western Bank v . Tallman , 15 Wis . 92 . Finality ...
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... authority to examine and correct errors is the distinguishing characteristic of appellate power . To hear and determine a criminal case is to proceed , after bill found , to try the issues of fact and pass sentence . Commonwealth v ...
... authority to examine and correct errors is the distinguishing characteristic of appellate power . To hear and determine a criminal case is to proceed , after bill found , to try the issues of fact and pass sentence . Commonwealth v ...
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... authority ; to declare with confidence ; and a " dictator " is one whose credit or authority enables him to direct the opinion or conduct of another . If a son had such power and authority over his father as to be able to direct him how ...
... authority ; to declare with confidence ; and a " dictator " is one whose credit or authority enables him to direct the opinion or conduct of another . If a son had such power and authority over his father as to be able to direct him how ...
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Page 2237 - No member of this state shall be disfranchised, or deprived of any of the rights or privileges secured to any citizen thereof, unless by the law of the land or the judgment of his peers.
Page 2019 - ... in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art or science to which it appertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make, construct, compound, and use the same...
Page 2352 - ... to any use or purpose not in the due and lawful execution of his trust, any property which he has in his possession, or under his control by virtue of his trust, or secretes it with a fraudulent intent to appropriate it to such use or purpose, is guilty of embezzlement.
Page 2113 - ... judge of the county court for the county in which such town is situated, to enter at the proper land office, and at the minimum price, the land so settled and occupied in trust for the several use and benefit of the occupants thereof, according to their respective interests...
Page 2229 - Amendment, not only to see that there is some process of law, but ' due process of law,' provided by the State law when a citizen is deprived of his property; and that in judging what is 'due process of law,' respect must be had to the cause and object of the taking — whether under the taxing power, the power of eminent domain, or the power of assessment for local improvements, or none of these; and if found to be suitable or admissible in the special case, it will be adjudged to be 'due process...
Page 2425 - Class legislation, discriminating against some and favoring others, is prohibited, but legislation which, in carrying out a public purpose, is limited in its application, if within the sphere of its operation it affects alike all persons similarly situated, is not within /the amendment.
Page 2438 - Such a blending of real and personal estate by the testator in his will as to clearly show that he intended to create a fund out of both real and personal estate, and to bequeath the said fund as money.
Page 2284 - A communication made bona fide upon any subject-matter In which the party communicating has an interest, or in reference to which he has a duty, is privileged if made to a person having a corresponding interest or duty, although it contain criminatory matter, which, without this privilege, would be slanderous and actionable...
Page 2096 - Judicial power, as contradistinguished from the power of the laws, has no existence. Courts are the mere instruments of the law, and can will nothing. When they are said to exercise a discretion, it is a mere legal discretion, a discretion to be exercised in discerning the course prescribed by law ; and when that is discerned, it is the duty of the court to follow it.
Page 2007 - Property does become clothed with a public interest when used in a manner to make it of public consequence and affect the community at large. When, therefore, one devotes his property to a use in which the public has an interest, he, in effect, grants to the public an interest in that use, and must submit to be controlled by the public for the common good, to the extent of the interest he has thus created.