Constitutional Law

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La Salle extension university, 1922 - 457 pages
 

Contents

Reasons for the doctrine
35
Administrative regulations of the power
44
Nature and effect of advisory opinions
48
Federal prohibitions upon the states before 1865
54
What amounts to state action
61
Political Rights
67
State limitations upon suffrage since Fifteenth Amend
79
Personal and Religious Liberty
86
CHAPTER VI
91
SECTION 1
92
Later definition
94
111 Changes in procedure
95
112 Retroactive qualifications for a profession
96
Ex post facto if unreasonable
98
SECTION 2
99
115 Purely personal
100
117 Secures immunity only in the immediate jurisdiction
101
119 Extends to the mails
102
120 Forbids general warrants
103
SECTION 4
104
123 Misdemeanors may be tried without jury
105
125 Grand juries
106
127 Excessive bail and fines
107
129 Double jeopardy
109
130 General requisites of due process in procedure
111
134 Summary destruction of personal property
117
139 Kind of notice required
124
CHAPTER VIII
131
149 Application of these guarantees to corporations
138
Regulation of Social Interests 152 Public health
140
153 Public morals
141
154 Public safety
143
156 Licensing occupations
144
SECTION 3
145
159 Protection against fraud
146
161 Business affected with a public interest
148
162 Regulation of corporations
150
164 Compelling joint action to improve property
151
165 Special liabilities due to nature of business
152
167 Retroactive laws
153
SECTION 4
155
169 Illustrations
156
Prima facie rules of evidence
157
CHAPTER IX
158
173 Real estate and chattels
159
174 Corporate assets
160
175 Corporate assets in several states
161
176 Debts
163
177 Documentary evidence of debts or property
164
178 Credits employed in business
165
179 Shares of stock
166
180 Franchises
167
181 Situs of property for inheritance taxes
169
Domestic property of resident decedent
170
Domestic property of nonresident decedent
171
185 Foreign property of nonresident decedent
173
187 Objects not in fact of public benefit
175
189 Supplying needs for which private enterprise is inadequate
177
190 Influence of historical considerations
180
192 Discharging moral obligations of government
181
193 Pensions
183
SECTION 3
184
197 Municipal taxing district may be created for special purpose
185
198 IllustrationsLimits of doctrine
186
199 Theory of local assessments
188
Exceptions and qualifications
189
201 Different kinds of taxes
191
202 Legislative discretion in selecting objects of taxation
192
Limitations
193
Illustrations
195
205 Progressive taxation
196
206 Confiscatory taxation
198
CHAPTER X
199
208 Various interferences with property distinguished from eminent domain
200
209 What is a public use 201
201
Illustrations
203
Esthetic purposes
205
213 What kind of property may be taken
206
214 What amounts to a taking of property
207
215 Physical occupation of property
208
216 Substantial intrusion of tangible material
209
217 Noise and pollution of atmosphere
210
218 Improvement of navigation
211
220 What are legitimate public uses of streets
213
221 Compensation in money
214
222 Compensation in benefits
215
223 Preliminary surveys before compensation
216
224 Liability for damaging property
217
225 Condemnation proceedings
218
CHAPTER XI
219
227 What acts of impairment are forbidden
220
228 What is a contract
221
Grants
222
Corporation charters
224
231 What is the obligation of a contract
225
232 Impairment of remedies for breach of contract
227
Municipal bond cases
229
Public health and safety
240
Important administrative and economic interests
241
243 Private contracts that affect the public
243
244 Reserved power of states to repeal corporate charters
244
245 Protection of property acquired before repeal
245
246 Effect of state bankruptcy laws
246
246a Foreign suit on contract
247
247 Foreign contracts
248
PART III
249
250 Implied powers
251
Powers implied from groups of other powers
253
252 Exclusive and concurrent powers
254
253 Purposes for which Federal powers may be exercised
255
254 Prohibitions upon the exercise of Federal powers
257
CHAPTER XIII
259
258 Federal sovereignty in territories
260
259 Application in territories of constitutional prohibitions
261
260 Spanish cessions of 1898Power to acquire unin corporated territory
263
261 Territorial classification of Federal jurisdiction
265
262 Prohibitions applicable in states and incorporated ter ritories
266
264 Unincorporated territory
267
265 Foreign territory temporarily occupied
270
266 Foreign consular jurisdiction
271
268 Can new states be admitted with powers less than those of other states
272
CHAPTER XIV
274
271 What is an import
275
272 What is a tax on imports
276
273 Development of the original package doctrine
277
How large must an original package be
278
275 State and Federal duties on exports forbidden
280
State inspection laws ?
281
278 State tonnage duties forbidden
282
SECTION 2
283
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284
281 When is commerce interstate
285
282 Beginning and ending of commercial transit
286
283 Transit across state border an essential part of trans action
287
SECTION 3
289
SECTION 4
290
287 Taxes upon sales
291
288 Taxes upon property engaged in interstate commerce
292
290 Tolls for the use of improvements
293
292 Taxes indirectly affecting commerce
295
Services
297
Liquor prohibition cases
298
Later cases
300
Power of Congress over Interstate and Foreign Commerce 300 Power of Congress complete and paramount
302
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304
SECTION 7
305
303 Artificial waters
306
CHAPTER XV
308
308 Bank notes
310
309 Legal tender
311
310 Governinent notes as legal tender
312
311 Same continued
314
312 Present exclusive Federal control of money
316
CHAPTER XVI
317
Uniformity Export taxes
318
Taxation of state governmental functions
319
318 Bankruptcy
320
321 Possible extent of postal powers
321
323 Maritime offenses and offenses against the law of nations
322
324 Indians
323
325 Aliens
324
SECTION 3
328
Constitutional provisions
329
During actual hostilities
330
331 Military jurisdiction
332
337 Illustrations of forbidden discriminations
338
345 Participation of the states in the Federal governmnet
345
333 Power of Congress in organization of Federal courts
351
355 Original and appellate jurisdiction
353
356 Exclusive and concurrent jurisdiction
354
After trial
356
359 Federal questions
357
360 Habeas corpus proceedings
358
361 Suits between states
359
362 Suits between states and the United States
360
No Federal common law
361
Questions of local common law
362
Questions of general or commercial common law
363
State statutes
364
SECTION 2
365
369 Chisholm v Georgia Eleventh Amendment
366
371 Suits between states upon bond debts
367
372 Suits against municipal corporations Setoff against state
368
373 Suits against state by its own citizens
369
a For illegal official act
370
b To prevent illegal official act
371
c To compel official act
372
378 Enjoining suit on behalf of state
373
Appendix A United States Constitution
376
Appendix B Questions
393
In generalIncidental effect
395
General American doctrine
439
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