The Albany Law Journal: A Monthly Record of the Law and the Lawyers, Volumes 51-52Weed, Parsons, 1895 - Law |
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... Senate and assembly . The committee on mysteries of the law but we do not believe in law reform , of which J. Newton Fiero , ex- delving around in obscure nooks and corners president of the association , is chairman , were in order to ...
... Senate and assembly . The committee on mysteries of the law but we do not believe in law reform , of which J. Newton Fiero , ex- delving around in obscure nooks and corners president of the association , is chairman , were in order to ...
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... Senator . " In September , 1814 , British buccaneers destroyed the brig General Armstrong in the neutral port of Fayal . The owners tried to recover damages , but their efforts had been fruitless up to 1835 , when they all engaged ...
... Senator . " In September , 1814 , British buccaneers destroyed the brig General Armstrong in the neutral port of Fayal . The owners tried to recover damages , but their efforts had been fruitless up to 1835 , when they all engaged ...
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... Senate . That there- ing the last part of the session of the convention an amendment had been proposed which on its after he took his oath of office as notary public and filed the same in the office of the county face prohibited certain ...
... Senate . That there- ing the last part of the session of the convention an amendment had been proposed which on its after he took his oath of office as notary public and filed the same in the office of the county face prohibited certain ...
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... Senate . That there- after he took his oath of office as notary public and filed the same in the office of the county clerk of Albany county , and since then has been acting as notary public in and for the county of Albany . That at the ...
... Senate . That there- after he took his oath of office as notary public and filed the same in the office of the county clerk of Albany county , and since then has been acting as notary public in and for the county of Albany . That at the ...
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... Senate ; he is ap- pointed to perform certain public duties ; some arising under the laws of the State ; some under the laws of nations ; some under commercial us- age , and some are to be performed in pursuance of the laws of other ...
... Senate ; he is ap- pointed to perform certain public duties ; some arising under the laws of the State ; some under the laws of nations ; some under commercial us- age , and some are to be performed in pursuance of the laws of other ...
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Page 311 - Its nature, therefore, requires, that only its great outlines should be marked, its important objects designated, and the minor ingredients which compose those objects be deduced from the nature of the objects themselves.
Page 373 - That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the community but in consideration of public services, which not being descendible, neither ought the offices of magistrate, legislator, or judge to be hereditary.
Page 369 - Though the law itself be fair on its face and impartial in appearance, yet, if it is applied and administered by public authority with an evil eye and an unequal hand, so as practically to make unjust and illegal discriminations between persons in similar circumstances, material to their rights, the denial of equal justice is still within the prohibition of the Constitution.
Page 180 - It is impossible that the allied powers should extend their political system to any portion of either continent, without endangering our peace and happiness; nor can anyone believe that our Southern Brethren, if left to themselves, would adopt it of their own accord. It is equally impossible, therefore, that we should behold such interposition, in any form, with indifference.
Page 8 - After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters and all nature was silent.
Page 137 - Commerce, undoubtedly, is traffic, but it is something more, — it is intercourse. It describes the commercial intercourse between nations, and parts of nations, in all its branches, and is regulated by prescribing rules for carrying on that intercourse.
Page 410 - The power to regulate commerce comprehends the control for that purpose, and to the extent necessary, of all the navigable waters of the United States which are accessible from a state other than those in which they lie. For this purpose, they are the public property of the nation, and subject to all the requisite legislation by Congress.
Page 265 - That there might be no misunderstanding of the universality of this principle, it was expressly enacted, in 1867, that ' no suit for the purpose of restraining the assessment or collection of any tax shall be maintained in any court.
Page 211 - The present assault upon capital is but the beginning. It will be but the stepping-stone to others, larger and more sweeping, till our political contests will become a war of the poor against the rich ; a war constantly growing in intensity and bitterness.
Page 369 - all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall have the same right in every State and Territory to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of persons and property as is enjoyed by white citizens and shall be subject to like punishment, pains, penalties, taxes, licenses, and exactions of every kind, and to no other.