Albany Law Journal, Volume 16Weed, Parsons & Company, 1877 - Law |
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... provisions worked endless confusion . In assumpsit the plea was non - assumpsit ; but un- der this plea the defendant might give in evidence any thing going to show that the plaintiff had no cause of action at the time the suit was ...
... provisions worked endless confusion . In assumpsit the plea was non - assumpsit ; but un- der this plea the defendant might give in evidence any thing going to show that the plaintiff had no cause of action at the time the suit was ...
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... provisions as to the striking out of sham , frivolous , and irrelevant answers , are ample ; while the use of the ... provision contained in section 169 obviates any harshness which the rules governing pleadings might cause : " No ...
... provisions as to the striking out of sham , frivolous , and irrelevant answers , are ample ; while the use of the ... provision contained in section 169 obviates any harshness which the rules governing pleadings might cause : " No ...
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... provisions of 2 R. S. 92 , § 52 , obtained from the surrogate of New York an order for appellants to account . Appellants appeared and filed their account and respondents filed objections thereto and the mat- ter was referred to an ...
... provisions of 2 R. S. 92 , § 52 , obtained from the surrogate of New York an order for appellants to account . Appellants appeared and filed their account and respondents filed objections thereto and the mat- ter was referred to an ...
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... provision . It was not intended by the provision to give to the laws of one State any operation in other States . " * * Referring , in the Slaughter - House Cases , supra , to the language used in this case , the Supreme Court said ...
... provision . It was not intended by the provision to give to the laws of one State any operation in other States . " * * Referring , in the Slaughter - House Cases , supra , to the language used in this case , the Supreme Court said ...
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... provisions of the Constitution in respect to the rights of State citizens . There are other provisions relating to them , either actually bestowing rights or protecting them . We present the following enu- meration of the rights which ...
... provisions of the Constitution in respect to the rights of State citizens . There are other provisions relating to them , either actually bestowing rights or protecting them . We present the following enu- meration of the rights which ...
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Page 144 - ... When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last time the sun in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union ; on States dissevered, discordant, belligerent; on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood! Let their last feeble and lingering glance rather behold the gorgeous ensign of the republic, now known and honored throughout the earth, still full high advanced, its arms and trophies streaming in their...
Page 236 - But, from the necessity of the case, and a regard to the mutual interest of both countries, we cheerfully consent to the operation of such Acts of the British Parliament, as are bona fide restrained to the regulation of our external commerce, for the purpose of securing the commercial advantages of the whole empire to the mother country, and the commercial benefits of its respective members ; excluding every idea of taxation, internal or external, for raising a revenue on the subjects in America...
Page 257 - Resolved, That the preceding Constitution be laid before the United States in Congress assembled, and that it is the opinion of this convention, that it should afterwards be submitted to a convention of delegates, chosen in each State by the people thereof, under the recommendation of its legislature, for their assent and ratification...
Page 48 - The distinction between actions at law and suits in equity, and the forms of all such actions and suits, heretofore existing, are abolished...
Page 257 - That in the opinion of Congress it is expedient that on the second Monday in May next a Convention of delegates who shall have been appointed by the several states be held at Philadelphia for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation...
Page 236 - ... in all cases of taxation and internal polity, subject only to the negative of their sovereign, in such manner as has been heretofore used and accustomed...
Page 256 - The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of the consent of the people. The streams of national power ought to flow immediately from that pure original fountain of all legitimate authority.
Page 199 - to raise and support Armies" and "to provide and maintain a Navy.
Page 258 - We, the people of the United States, do ordain and establish this Constitution.
Page 259 - May next a Convention of delegates who shall have been appointed by the several States be held at Philadelphia for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation and reporting to Congress and the several legislatures such alterations and provisions therein as shall when agreed to in Congress and confirmed by the States render the Federal Constitution adequate to the exigencies of Government and the preservation of the Union.