The Constitutional Law of the United States, Volume 1Baker, Voorhis, 1910 - 2018 pages |
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... bodies .. 1104 636. Statutory consent of the United States and of the States to be sued .... 1105 CHAPTER LV . ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME JURISDICTION . SECTION 637. Admiralty and maritime jurisdiction defined .... 1107 638. Extent of ...
... bodies .. 1104 636. Statutory consent of the United States and of the States to be sued .... 1105 CHAPTER LV . ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME JURISDICTION . SECTION 637. Admiralty and maritime jurisdiction defined .... 1107 638. Extent of ...
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... bodies of law ; the so - called common law , which is a product of custom and judicial interpretation , which in large measure we have inherited from England ; and enacted law , which is the formal creation of the legislative organs of ...
... bodies of law ; the so - called common law , which is a product of custom and judicial interpretation , which in large measure we have inherited from England ; and enacted law , which is the formal creation of the legislative organs of ...
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... body itself are void if not warranted by the Constitution under which that body is organized , is nowhere else admitted , neither in Eng- land , which is without a written Constitution , nor in any other . Continental country which has ...
... body itself are void if not warranted by the Constitution under which that body is organized , is nowhere else admitted , neither in Eng- land , which is without a written Constitution , nor in any other . Continental country which has ...
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... body which has the final power to interpret the Constitution has necessarily the power to give to that in- strument what meaning it will . It thus becomes , in a sense , supreme over all the other organs of government . Unless , there ...
... body which has the final power to interpret the Constitution has necessarily the power to give to that in- strument what meaning it will . It thus becomes , in a sense , supreme over all the other organs of government . Unless , there ...
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... body and necessarily carries along with it a great force of public opinion . Its members are public men , in constant contact with one another , and with their constituents . It would seem to be plain enough that , without ...
... body and necessarily carries along with it a great force of public opinion . Its members are public men , in constant contact with one another , and with their constituents . It would seem to be plain enough that , without ...
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Page lxxxiv - 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 180 - They may, however, be all comprehended under the following general heads; protection by the government; the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the right to acquire and possess property of every kind, and to pursue and obtain happiness and safety; subject nevertheless to such restraints as the government may justly prescribe for the general good of the whole.
Page lxxi - Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy ; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.
Page 235 - No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, . . . enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, . . .
Page 311 - ... that the United States does and will hold the land thus allotted, for the period of twenty-five years, in trust for the sole use and benefit of the Indian to whom such allotment shall have been made, or, in case of his decease, of his heirs according to the laws of the State or Territory where such land is located...
Page 303 - They may more correctly perhaps be denominated domestic dependent nations. They occupy a territory to which we assert a title independent of their will, which must take effect in point of possession when their right of possession ceases. Meanwhile they are in a state of pupilage. Their relation to the United States resembles that of a ward to his guardian.
Page lxxiv - No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States : and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign State.
Page 255 - States, or is committed for trial before some court thereof; or ia in custody for an act done or omitted in pursuance of a law of the United States...
Page 552 - Though the law itself be fair on its face and impartial in appearance, yet, if it is applied and administered by public authority with an evil eye and an unequal hand, so as practically to make unjust and illegal discriminations between persons in similar circumstances, material to their rights, the denial of equal justice is still within the prohibition of the Constitution.
Page 500 - It would not be contended that it extends so far as to authorize what the Constitution forbids, or a change in the character of the government or in that of one of the States, or a cession of any portion of the territory of the latter, without its consent.