City of Georgetown.

mandatory; that the first member of the second section is without legal effect, unless the first section be executed; and that, if the act be not executed by the corporation, then the qualification, of voters, and everything connected therewith, depend on the pre-existing laws for the government of Georgetown.

Whether, however, the risks of the question being decided otherwise, are sufficient to influence their action or not, is a question for the corporation to judge. If they desire certainty in the matter, that can be attained only by disposing of it, now,-while Congress, the legislative body of the District, is in session, either with or without application to Congress.

C. CUSHING.

City of Georgetown.

mandatory; that the first member of the second section is without legal effect, unless the first section be executed; and that, if the act be not executed by the corporation, then the qualification, of voters, and everything connected therewith, depend on the pre-existing laws for the government of Georgetown.

Whether, however, the risks of the question being decided otherwise, are sufficient to influence their action or not, is a question for the corporation to judge. If they desire certainty in the matter, that can be attained only by disposing of it, now,-while Congress, the legislative body of the District, is in session, either with or without application to Congress.

C. CUSHING.

ATTORNEY GENERAL,

his duty as to titles of land purchased by the Government,. 408
his duty regarding suits instituted by the respective Depart-

. 465

. 515

construction of

CLERK OF COURTS,

in District of Columbia, accountable for fees,

COLLECTORS OF CUSTOMS,

maximum of compensation fixed by law,

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW,

422

468

. 515

182

. 300

300, 546

448

416

expropriation of private land for public uses without jury, 30
eminent domain of States extends to uses of the United States, 30
enactments to transfer State jurisdiction to the United States,

30, 102, 387, 388, 418

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, continued.

corporations cannot voluntarily terminate their own existence,
86, 104, 118, 181

expatriation, right of, subject to limitation by act of Congress, 139
executive pardoning power not limitable by legislative act, 281
construction of "citizen" as distinguished from "voter" in

constitutions,

equality of States, effect on eminent domain,
habeas corpus suspendable only by legislative act,

.

300, 546

treaty-making power extends to question of alien disability in

the States,

333

385

411

. 422

restriction of legislative power for private purposes,

522

effect of schedules affixed to constitutions,

. 522

equality of the States vests shore lands in each,

how constitutional validity of legislative forms is determined, 522

CONSULS,

have no local jurisdiction of decedents' estates,

. 98

citizens holding foreign consulates not privileged,
their relation to criminals abroad,

. 169

. 380

foreign, cannot testify in judicial proceedings by letter,

. 469

duty to appear in all cases where United States concerned, . 399