Annual Report of the Board of State Charities of Massachusetts, Količina 7 ,Deli 1869–1871

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Stran 266 - Four things belong to a judge: to hear courteously, to answer wisely, to consider soberly, and to decide impartially.
Stran 67 - Legislature shall either pardon, or commute the sentence, direct the execution of the sentence, or grant a further reprieve. He shall annually communicate to the Legislature each case of reprieve, commutation or pardon granted, stating the name of the convict, the crime of which he was convicted, the sentence and its date, and the date of the commutation, pardon or reprieve, with his reasons for granting the same.
Stran xxxv - Any person who shall have been duly enlisted and mustered into the military or naval service of the United States, as a part of the quota of any city or town in this Commonwealth, under any call of the president of the United States, during the...
Stran 267 - ... shall have an opportunity to investigate the case, attend the trial and protect the interest of, or otherwise provide for such child.
Stran 211 - And if I were to be asked what is the great want of English society — to mingle class with class — I would say, in one word, the want is the want of sympathy.
Stran 46 - It is essential to the preservation of the rights of every individual, his life, liberty, property and character, that there be an impartial interpretation of the laws and administration of justice. It is the right of every citizen to be tried by judges as free, impartial and independent, as the lot of humanity will admit.
Stran 104 - ... enactment of laws by which the education of all the children of the state should be made obligatory. Better to force education upon the people than to force them into prison to suffer for crimes, of which the neglect of education and consequent ignorance have been the occasion, if not the cause. XXXVI. As a principle that crowns all...
Stran 13 - ... opinion that such persons " are not able to pay the fine and costs, or that it is otherwise expedient ; " and a similar power is given to the board of directors of public institutions of the city of Boston to discharge from the house of industry. Section 6, chapter 180 of .the General Statutes, still unrepealed, relative to the discharge of poor convicts, will apply to cases not included in the other provisions. Chapter 44 of the Acts of 1865, limits the period of confinement for non-payment...
Stran 31 - Every guardian so appointed, as provided in the preceding section, shall have the care and custody of the person of his ward, and the management of all his estate until such guardian shall be legally discharged...
Stran 62 - To shew mankind that crimes are sometimes pardoned, and that punishment is not the necessary consequence, is to nourish the flattering hope of impunity, and is the cause of their considering every punishment inflicted as an act of injustice and oppression.

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