A Digest of the Laws of the State of Alabama: Containing All the Statutes of a Public and General Nature in Force at the Close of the Session of the General Assembly in January 1833Towar, 1833 - 574 pages |
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... rendered the work unfit for general use ; while it is hoped the prejudices of the latter will undergo some mitigation from the experience of the last ten years , which sufficiently proves , that laws promulgated in this form are of ...
... rendered the work unfit for general use ; while it is hoped the prejudices of the latter will undergo some mitigation from the experience of the last ten years , which sufficiently proves , that laws promulgated in this form are of ...
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... render the military independent of , and superior to , the civil power . He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution , and unacknowledged by our laws ; giving his as- sent to their acts of ...
... render the military independent of , and superior to , the civil power . He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution , and unacknowledged by our laws ; giving his as- sent to their acts of ...
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... rendering the decision of civil causes more speedy and less expensive than heretofore . - December 23 , 1824 . ( 14 ) An Act concerning prisons and prisoners . — December 23 , 1824 . ( 15 ) An Act amendatory of an act concerning divorce ...
... rendering the decision of civil causes more speedy and less expensive than heretofore . - December 23 , 1824 . ( 14 ) An Act concerning prisons and prisoners . — December 23 , 1824 . ( 15 ) An Act amendatory of an act concerning divorce ...
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... render judg- ments final against the security in writs of error bond . - January 9 , 1830 . ( 3 ) An Act to authorize the courts of this state to render final judgment against the security of non - residents for costs . - January 9 ...
... render judg- ments final against the security in writs of error bond . - January 9 , 1830 . ( 3 ) An Act to authorize the courts of this state to render final judgment against the security of non - residents for costs . - January 9 ...
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... rendered in favor of the bank of the state of Alaba- ma . - January 15 , 1831 . ( 11 ) Joint Resolution to authorize the secretary of state to procure books and stationary for the use of the state departments , and general assembly ...
... rendered in favor of the bank of the state of Alaba- ma . - January 15 , 1831 . ( 11 ) Joint Resolution to authorize the secretary of state to procure books and stationary for the use of the state departments , and general assembly ...
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Page xix - New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union ; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other State ; nor any State be formed by the junction of two or more States, or parts of States, without the consent of the legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.
Page xxi - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Page 431 - The records and judicial proceedings of the courts of any state or territory, or of any such country, shall be proved or admitted in any other court within the United States, by the attestation of the clerk, and the seal of the court annexed, if there be a seal, together with a certificate of the judge, chief justice or presiding magistrate, that the said attestation is in due form.
Page x - He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of cruelty and perfidy, scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the head of a civilized nation.
Page xxxvii - In prosecutions for the publication of papers, investigating the official conduct of officers, or men in a public capacity, or where the matter published is proper for public information, the truth thereof may be given in evidence ; and, in all indictments for libels, the jury shall have a right to determine the law and the facts, under the direction of the court, as in other cases.
Page 431 - And the said records and judicial proceedings, authenticated as aforesaid, shall have such faith and credit given to them in every Court within the United States, as they have by law or usage in the Courts of the State from whence the said records are or shall be taken.
Page xv - All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the house of representatives ; but the senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other bills.
Page 35 - To which Payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, and each of us, our, and each of our Heirs, Executors and Administrators jointly and severally, firmly by these Presents.
Page 207 - In case of a disagreement between the two houses, with respect to the time of adjournment...
Page xxvii - The powers of the government of the State of Alabama shall be divided into three distinct departments; and each of them confided to a separate body of magistracy to wit, those which are legislative, to one; those which are executive to another, and those which are judicial to another.