The Albany Law Journal: A Monthly Record of the Law and the Lawyers, Volumes 51-52Weed, Parsons, 1895 - Law |
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... important duties Governor Morton has had occasion to discharge at the commencement of his term of office is the selection of a competent legal adviser as a suc- cessor of Professor Collin , who acted in that capacity during the ...
... important duties Governor Morton has had occasion to discharge at the commencement of his term of office is the selection of a competent legal adviser as a suc- cessor of Professor Collin , who acted in that capacity during the ...
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... important position . In addition to their duties in draft- ing statutes , they are called upon during a ses- sion of the Legislature to draft and revise stat- utes for members before introduction in either house as well as to examine ...
... important position . In addition to their duties in draft- ing statutes , they are called upon during a ses- sion of the Legislature to draft and revise stat- utes for members before introduction in either house as well as to examine ...
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... importance that the divi- sion of the State into four judicial departments should be made at the earliest date ... important that these justices should be selected and assigned before the legislative session closes , so that they ...
... importance that the divi- sion of the State into four judicial departments should be made at the earliest date ... important that these justices should be selected and assigned before the legislative session closes , so that they ...
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... important one . The essential distinction between an assignment and a sub - leasing is simply this : If a lessee , by any in- strument whatever , whether reserving conditions or not , parts with his entire interest he has made a ...
... important one . The essential distinction between an assignment and a sub - leasing is simply this : If a lessee , by any in- strument whatever , whether reserving conditions or not , parts with his entire interest he has made a ...
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... important constitutional guaran- ties of private property and private contracts , will stand excused , for they constitute the basis of any consideration of the legal rights and legal duties of the owners of property , and they have ...
... important constitutional guaran- ties of private property and private contracts , will stand excused , for they constitute the basis of any consideration of the legal rights and legal duties of the owners of property , and they have ...
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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.