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excessive, prohibited, 50, 254.
Bankrupt law, effect of a general, 118.
its power, 118.

no national, 119.
Bankruptcies, laws on, 100, 115.

America inhabited when colonized, 9. Bankruptcy and insolvency, 118.

Appellate jurisdiction, 210.
Appointing power, 175.

Appointment of representatives, 66.
rule of, 103.

Appointments made by the executive,

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Bills become law, 30, 98.
engrossed, 95.
enrolled, 96.

fail to become law, 96.
for raising revenue, 92.
origin of, 30, 94.
mode of passing, 94.
objections to, 93.
of attainder, 33, 149.
defined, 143.

of credit, 148.
of indictment, 252.
read three times, 95.
reconsidered, 93.
returned, 94.

signed by whom, 97.

Blount, William, 76, 84.

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Coinage of money, 119, 148.
Coin, regulation of, 31.

Coins, value of foreign, fixed, 120.
Collection districts, 108.

Collector of port, his duties, 106.
College, electoral, 157.

Colonies affected by acts of Parlia-
ment, 9.

dependencies of England, 12.
first styled United States of Ame-
rica, 14.

form a union, 13.

New England, unite, 13.

no right to form alliances, 12.
not politically connected, 12.
original, 9.

politically distinct, 13.
provincial, names of, 10.

Colonists emigrated from England, 11.
encourage religion, printing, &c.,

12.

established provincial legislatures,

11.

filled with the spirit of liberty, 11.
founded schools and colleges, 11.
not represented in Parliament,
262.

rights of British subjects, 11, 12.
Columbia, District of, where situated,
138.

Commander-in-chief, 38, 172.

Commerce, Congress has power to
regulate, 113.
defined, 113.

regulation of, 31, 153.

under the Confederation, 113.
Commission defined, 176.

of King of England, 7.
Commissioner of Customs, 194.

Indian Affairs, 201.
Land Office, 201.
Patents, 125, 201.
Pensions, 201.

Committee of Conference, 96.

the States, 16, 155.
its power, 16.

Common laws, suits at, 50.

Compensation of members of Con-
gress, 29, 88, 89.

President of Senate, 90.

Concurrent powers, 100.

Confederate government, 17.

Confederation, Articles of, 15, 270.

revision of, 20.

unsatisfactory, 17.

Confidential legislative sessions, 85.

Congress, act of, goes into effect, 99.

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legislates over certain places, 33.
library of, 128.

makes necessary laws, 140.

Constitution, objects in establishing,

54.

of United States, 25.
operations under, 21.
ratifications of, 21.
supported, 43.

went into operation, when, 58.
Constitutional Congress, assembly of
first, 22.

government, 18.

Constitutions collected from ancient

usages, &c., 53.
Consuls, 40, 178.

commercial agents, 180.
duties of, 178.

Continental Congress, 9.
directed the war, 16.
first, 13.

its power, 16.

tax laid by, 102.

members of, compensated, 29, 88, Contract defined, 149.

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obligation of, 149.

Controversies, 40.

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States, 21.

proceedings of, 46.

officers of United States cannot be Conviction on impeachment, 28.

of delegates, 13.

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what it includes, 56.

Congressional districts, 80.

Copyright defined, 127.

how obtained, 127.
notice of, 128.
Counterfeiting, 31.

punishment for, 121.

Court, Circuit, 209, 210.

of claims, 214.
District, 209.

Supreme, 207.

Courts, martial, 248.

of United States, judges of, 39.

Connecticut, governor chosen by the Credit, bills of, 148.

freemen, 11.

Consignee, 107.

Consignor, 107.

Constitution, a State can alter its, 231.
adopted, 20.

and the laws of United States
supreme, 43.

amendment of, 42, 48, 232.
Congress cannot amend, 234.
debts, before its adoption, 43.
defined, 53.

difficulties in its formation, 20.
final clause of, 240.

how resembles Confederation, 70.
laid before Congress, 21.

legal operation of new, 22.

Crew-list, 112.

Crimes, capital, 49, 248.

committed on the high seas, 216.
denote serious offences, 184.
Customs, Commissioner of, 194.

DARTMOUTH College, 150.
Dates of ratification, 23.
Debenture, 106.

Debts contracted before the adoption
of the Constitution, 43.

of United States, 235.
Declaration of Independence, 14, 265.
signers of, 268.

intentions, 116.

rights, 9, 14, 260.

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congressional, 80.

191.

Drawback, 105.

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