A General Abridgment and Digest of American Law: With Occasional Notes and Comments, Količina 7Cummings, Hilliard & Company, 1824 |
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... statute . This statute in substance has lar action , ing a popu- been adopted here as common law . And this compounding 2 Johns . R. is an indictable misdemeanor , punishable by fine and imprison- 405 , 409 . ment . The New York act is ...
... statute . This statute in substance has lar action , ing a popu- been adopted here as common law . And this compounding 2 Johns . R. is an indictable misdemeanor , punishable by fine and imprison- 405 , 409 . ment . The New York act is ...
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... statutes passed in the reign of Ed . III . perpetual infamy , imprisonment for a year , and forfeiture of tenfold value . This statute against embracery , maintenance , & c . has never been adopted by law or practice in Pennsylvania ...
... statutes passed in the reign of Ed . III . perpetual infamy , imprisonment for a year , and forfeiture of tenfold value . This statute against embracery , maintenance , & c . has never been adopted by law or practice in Pennsylvania ...
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... statute gives one a privilege , as of voting , & c . and he abuses it to the prejudice of others , the common law punishes his offence , a misdemeanor , by indict- ment . And also , as was admitted in this case , every one knowing to ...
... statute gives one a privilege , as of voting , & c . and he abuses it to the prejudice of others , the common law punishes his offence , a misdemeanor , by indict- ment . And also , as was admitted in this case , every one knowing to ...
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... statute , and the penalty is to be recovered civiliter . This is the result of the authorities on this point ; and therefore a very nice distinction appears not often attended to , in passing penal statutes , to wit : if the penalty is ...
... statute , and the penalty is to be recovered civiliter . This is the result of the authorities on this point ; and therefore a very nice distinction appears not often attended to , in passing penal statutes , to wit : if the penalty is ...
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... statute , was deemed bad , but amended by entering after conviction a nolle prosequi on one count . 2. Sect . 7 of ... statute allows a fee to any officer , it will be extortion to 150 , 151.- take above that which the statute ...
... statute , was deemed bad , but amended by entering after conviction a nolle prosequi on one count . 2. Sect . 7 of ... statute allows a fee to any officer , it will be extortion to 150 , 151.- take above that which the statute ...
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Stran 522 - States, and the decision is in favor of such their validity, or where is drawn in question the construction of any clause of the constitution, or of a treaty, or statute of, or commission held under the United States, and the decision is against the title, right, privilege or exemption specially set up or claimed by either party, under such clause of the said Constitution, treaty, statute or commission, may be re-examined and reversed or affirmed in the Supreme Court of the United States upon a writ...
Stran 390 - And, in the just preservation of rights and property, it is understood and declared that no law ought ever to be made or have force in the said Territory that shall, in any manner whatever, interfere with or affect private contracts, or engagements, bona fide, and without fraud previously formed.
Stran 522 - State in which a decision in the suit could be had, where is drawn in question the validity of a treaty or statute of, or an authority exercised under the United States, and the decision is against their validity; or where is drawn in question the validity of a statute of, or an authority exercised under any State, on the ground of their being repugnant to the constitution, treaties or laws of the United States...
Stran 390 - And until the governor and judges shall adopt laws as hereinafter mentioned, estates in the said territory may be devised or bequeathed by wills in writing, signed and sealed by him or her in whom the estate may be, (being of full age,) and attested by three witnesses...
Stran 390 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted : Provided always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed, and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Stran 462 - ... be concerned in the furnishing, fitting out, or arming, of any ship or vessel, with intent that such ship or vessel shall be employed in the service...
Stran 522 - That a final judgment or decree in any suit, in the highest Court of law or equity of a State in which a decision in the suit could be had...
Stran 523 - States, in the same manner and under the same regulations, and the writ shall have the same effect, as if the judgment or decree complained of had been rendered or passed in a...
Stran 18 - Justice of the executive authority of any state or territory to which such person has fled, and produces a copy of an indictment found, or an affidavit made, before a magistrate of any state or territory, charging the person demanded with having committed treason, felony, or other crime...
Stran 445 - ... and that the States so formed shall be distinct republican States, and admitted members of the Federal Union, having the same rights of sovereignty, freedom, and independence as the other States...