Commentaries on American Law, Volumes 1-4Little, Brown, 1858 |
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... given by the clerk , & c . , of the county ; and in the case of minors , the consent of the parents , & c . , must be given , in per- son or in writing , to the clerk . The law requires the marriage to be under the license ; but no ...
... given by the clerk , & c . , of the county ; and in the case of minors , the consent of the parents , & c . , must be given , in per- son or in writing , to the clerk . The law requires the marriage to be under the license ; but no ...
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... given to the records and judicial pro- ceedings of the courts in the several states ; and the supplemen- tary act of the 27th of March , 1804 , ch . 56 , relates only to office books kept in the public offices , and has no bearing on ...
... given to the records and judicial pro- ceedings of the courts in the several states ; and the supplemen- tary act of the 27th of March , 1804 , ch . 56 , relates only to office books kept in the public offices , and has no bearing on ...
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... given to foreign judgments . I shall prob- ably take occasion , in subsequent parts of these lectures , to consider the effect to be given here to foreign contracts , foreign assignments , foreign official acts , and other various ...
... given to foreign judgments . I shall prob- ably take occasion , in subsequent parts of these lectures , to consider the effect to be given here to foreign contracts , foreign assignments , foreign official acts , and other various ...
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... given to the husband and wife , or a joint purchase be made by them during coverture , they are not properly joint tenants , nor tenants in common , for they are but one person in law , and cannot take by moieties . They are both seised ...
... given to the husband and wife , or a joint purchase be made by them during coverture , they are not properly joint tenants , nor tenants in common , for they are but one person in law , and cannot take by moieties . They are both seised ...
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... given to the wife , upon the alienation of her husband , and this was her only remedy in the age of Littleton . ( b ) That writ became obsolete after the remedial statute of 32 Hen . VIII . c . 28 , which reserved to the wife her right ...
... given to the wife , upon the alienation of her husband , and this was her only remedy in the age of Littleton . ( b ) That writ became obsolete after the remedial statute of 32 Hen . VIII . c . 28 , which reserved to the wife her right ...
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Page 389 - Of Law there can be no less acknowledged than that her seat is the bosom of God ; her voice the harmony of the world. All things in heaven and earth do her homage ; the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power.
Page 15 - States, whose fathers were or may be at the time of their birth citizens thereof, are declared to be citizens of the United States; but the rights of citizenship shall not descend to children whose fathers never resided in the United States.
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Page ii - Charts and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such Copies during the times therein mentioned ; and also to an Act entitled, " An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, An Act for the Encouragement of Learning, by securing the Copies of Maps, Charts and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such •Copies during the times therein mentioned...
Page 365 - In addition to the powers enumerated in the first section of this title, and to those expressly given in its charter, or in the act under which it is, or shall be, incorporated, no corporation shall possess or exercise any corporate powers, except such as shall be necessary to the exercise of the powers so enumerated and given.
Page 32 - Majesty, shall continue to hold them according to the nature and tenure of their respective estates and titles therein; and may grant, sell or devise the same to whom they please...
Page 287 - State from bringing with them such persons as are deemed slaves by the laws of any one of the United States...
Page 307 - It is chiefly for the purpose of clothing bodies of men, in succession, with these qualities and capacities, that corporations were invented and are in use. By these means a perpetual succession of individuals are capable of acting for the promotion of the particular object, like one immortal being.
Page 289 - No free negro, free mulatto, or free person of mixed blood, descended from negro ancestors, to the fourth generation inclusive, (though one ancestor of each generation may have been a white person.) shall vote for members of the senate or house of commons.
Page 487 - The question upon the whole is, whether this is a legitimate use of the plaintiff's publication in the fair exercise of a mental operation, deserving the character of an original work.