United States Constitutional History and LawIllinois book exchange, 1908 - 599 pages |
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... tion , in its Latin form of Constitutiones , dates back to the beginning of the Christian era . The early signification of the term differed widely , however , from the meaning at- tached to it at the present day . A new word was needed ...
... tion , in its Latin form of Constitutiones , dates back to the beginning of the Christian era . The early signification of the term differed widely , however , from the meaning at- tached to it at the present day . A new word was needed ...
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... tion of Canute's policy might have accomplished his designs ; but such a result was prevented by the character of his sons , Green's Short History of the English People . 1 and their early and violent deaths were followed by the § 19 37 ...
... tion of Canute's policy might have accomplished his designs ; but such a result was prevented by the character of his sons , Green's Short History of the English People . 1 and their early and violent deaths were followed by the § 19 37 ...
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... tion of the Witenagemote at any given time . Its constituent elements seem to have been in the main , the Eoldormen , the Archbishops and Bishops , the King's officers and some of the lower nobility of Thanes . The attendance upon these ...
... tion of the Witenagemote at any given time . Its constituent elements seem to have been in the main , the Eoldormen , the Archbishops and Bishops , the King's officers and some of the lower nobility of Thanes . The attendance upon these ...
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... tion of the right of the people to be represented in Parliament and of the principle that taxation should not exist without rep- resentation . In the last two may be seen the germs of the habeas corpus and trial by jury . Clause 12 ...
... tion of the right of the people to be represented in Parliament and of the principle that taxation should not exist without rep- resentation . In the last two may be seen the germs of the habeas corpus and trial by jury . Clause 12 ...
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... tion . The varying fortunes of war placed first one faction and then the other in power , and even at its close the legal point in controversy could hardly be said to have been determined . It remained an open question in the English ...
... tion . The varying fortunes of war placed first one faction and then the other in power , and even at its close the legal point in controversy could hardly be said to have been determined . It remained an open question in the English ...
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Page 504 - I, AB, do swear, That I do from my heart abhor, detest, and abjure as impious and heretical, that damnable doctrine and position, That princes excommunicated or deprived by the pope, or any authority of the see of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever.
Page 439 - By the law of the land is most clearly intended the general law; a law which hears before it condemns; which proceeds upon inquiry, and renders judgment only after trial. The meaning is, that every citizen shall hold his life, liberty, property, and immunities under the protection of the general rules which govern society. Everything which may pass under the form of an enactment is not, therefore, to be considered the law of the land.
Page 513 - For the more convenient management of the general interests of the United States, delegates shall be annually appointed in such manner as the legislature of each State shall direct, to meet in Congress...
Page 254 - The United States in Congress assembled shall also have the sole and exclusive right and power of regulating the alloy and value of coin struck by their own authority, or by that of the respective states...
Page 541 - The citizens of each State shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several States. 2 A person charged in any State with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another State, shall on demand of the executive authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up to be removed to the State having jurisdiction of the crime.
Page 552 - ... state separately all terminal charges, storage charges, icing charges, and all other charges which the Commission may require, all privileges or facilities granted or allowed and any rules or regulations which in any wise change, affect, or determine any part or the aggregate of such aforesaid rates, fares, and charges, or the value of the service rendered to the passenger, shipper, or consignee.
Page 516 - All controversies concerning the private right of soil claimed under different grants of two or more states, whose jurisdictions as they may respect such lands, and the states which passed such grants are adjusted, the said grants or either of them being at the same time claimed to have originated antecedent to such settlement of jurisdiction, shall on the petition of either party to the congress of the united states, be finally determined as near as may be in the same manner as is before prescribed...
Page 529 - ... be drawn out by lot, and the persons whose names shall be so drawn or any five of them, shall be commissioners or judges, to hear and finally determine the controversy...
Page 551 - Every common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act shall, according to their respective powers, afford all reasonable, proper, and equal facilities for the interchange of traffic between their respective lines, and for the receiving, forwarding, and delivering of passengers and property to and from their several lines and those connecting therewith, and shall not discriminate in their rates and charges between such connecting lines; but this shall not be construed as requiring any such common...
Page 549 - Columbia, or to any foreign country, any article or commodity, other than timber and the manufactured products thereof, manufactured, mined, or produced by it. or under its authority, or which it may own in whole or in part, or in which it may have any interest, direct or indirect, except such articles or commodities as may be necessary and intended for its use in the conduct of its business as a common carrier.