The Law Magazine, Or, Quarterly Review of JurisprudenceSaunders and Benning, 1835 |
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... reference to the sentence of the court , which it is not competent to the crown to alter or reverse . is contended , that no other punishment can be substituted for that affixed by the court ; that the dismission is not in such a case ...
... reference to the sentence of the court , which it is not competent to the crown to alter or reverse . is contended , that no other punishment can be substituted for that affixed by the court ; that the dismission is not in such a case ...
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... where altered by statute . In Rhode Island the charter of Charles II . still supplies the place of the constitutions adopted in most of the other states . Disputed points of law are explained and decided by constant reference ( 31 )
... where altered by statute . In Rhode Island the charter of Charles II . still supplies the place of the constitutions adopted in most of the other states . Disputed points of law are explained and decided by constant reference ( 31 )
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puted points of law are explained and decided by constant reference to the authority of English text books and the re- ports of decisions in the English courts . The rules of evi- dence and the definition of most of the principal crimes ...
puted points of law are explained and decided by constant reference to the authority of English text books and the re- ports of decisions in the English courts . The rules of evi- dence and the definition of most of the principal crimes ...
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... reference to the degree of punishment due to specific crimes , but with a view to pecuniary results . The profitable labour of the prisoners is in fact the popular feature in the management of the American penitentiaries , and I am ...
... reference to the degree of punishment due to specific crimes , but with a view to pecuniary results . The profitable labour of the prisoners is in fact the popular feature in the management of the American penitentiaries , and I am ...
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... reference to the particular property.1 A like rule consequently still obtains in most of the maritime states of Europe . But the common law of England , not recognizing any such distinction , leaves the debts contracted for the ser ...
... reference to the particular property.1 A like rule consequently still obtains in most of the maritime states of Europe . But the common law of England , not recognizing any such distinction , leaves the debts contracted for the ser ...
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Page 83 - Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world, Like a Colossus ; and we petty men Walk under his huge legs, and peep about To find ourselves dishonourable graves.
Page 235 - An Act to repeal an Act of the present Session of Parliament, intituled ' An Act for the more effectual Abolition of Oaths and Affirmations taken and made in various Departments of the State, and to Substitute Declarations in lieu thereof, and for the more entire suppression of voluntary and extra-judicial Oaths and Affidavits; and to make other Provisions for the Abolition of unnecessary Oaths.
Page 32 - All murder which shall be perpetrated by means of poison, or by lying in wait, or by any other kind of wilful, deliberate and premeditated killing, or which shall be committed in the perpetration of, or attempt to perpetrate, any arson, rape, robbery or burglary, s'hall be deemed murder of the first degree, and all other kinds of murder shall be deemed murder of -the second degree...
Page 236 - An Act to indemnify such persons in the United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify themselves for offices and employments, and for extending the time limited for those purposes respectively...
Page 467 - An Act to defray the Charge of the Pay, Clothing, and contingent and other Expenses of the Disembodied Militia in Great Britain and Ireland ; to grant Allowances in certain Cases to Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Paymasters, Quartermasters, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons Mates, and Serjeant Majors of the Militia ; and to authorize the Employment of the Non-commissioned Officers.
Page 76 - Of all monarchs, indeed, since the Revolution, the successor of George the Third will have the finest opportunity of becoming nobly popular.
Page 236 - One thousand eight hundred and thirty-two ; to permit such Persons in Great Britain as have omitted to make and file Affidavits of the Execution of Indentures of Clerks to Attornies and Solicitors to make and file the same on or before the First Day of Hilary Term...
Page 462 - Ireland; and to amend an Act of the Second and Third Years of his present Majesty, for transferring the Powers and Duties of the Commissioners of Public Accounts in Ireland to the Commissioners for auditing the Public Accounts of Great Britain.
Page 110 - And the said crew agree to conduct themselves in an orderly, faithful, honest, and sober manner, and to be at all times diligent in their respective duties, and to be obedient to the lawful commands of the said master, or of any person who shall lawfully succeed him, and of their superior officers in everything relating to the vessel, and the stores and cargo thereof, whether on board, in boats, or on shore...
Page 177 - The declaration alleged that the defendant undertook to cultivate and manage the farm and lands according to the course of good husbandry and the custom of the country...