Reports of Cases in Law and Equity, Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa. [1847-1854], Volume 4S. Hoyt, printer, New York, 1858 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... ment within the county limits . But the constitution does not make the slightest allusion to any such restriction , and the only clause to which we are referred in this connection is that which defines the legislative department ( art ...
... ment within the county limits . But the constitution does not make the slightest allusion to any such restriction , and the only clause to which we are referred in this connection is that which defines the legislative department ( art ...
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... ment . Second - That the legislature has no right under our constitution to pass a law authorizing counties to raise a tax for building railroads . Third - That when properly understood there is no such law , and the power is not con ...
... ment . Second - That the legislature has no right under our constitution to pass a law authorizing counties to raise a tax for building railroads . Third - That when properly understood there is no such law , and the power is not con ...
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... ment which may be obtained against the defendant in that suit , within twenty days after the rendition thereof . This bond shall be filed with the clerk of the court . " In com pliance with the requirements of this section , the ...
... ment which may be obtained against the defendant in that suit , within twenty days after the rendition thereof . This bond shall be filed with the clerk of the court . " In com pliance with the requirements of this section , the ...
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... ment . That such expense must necessarily be incurred , in almost every instance , where property is taken by attach- ment , is obvious . Nevertheless the legislature has not made this a condition upon which the property may be released ...
... ment . That such expense must necessarily be incurred , in almost every instance , where property is taken by attach- ment , is obvious . Nevertheless the legislature has not made this a condition upon which the property may be released ...
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... ment , and to give McMahan an obligation to re - deed the lot agreeable to contract , and his avowed determination to convert that into an absolute sale which was intended by the parties to be nothing more than a security for a loan ...
... ment , and to give McMahan an obligation to re - deed the lot agreeable to contract , and his avowed determination to convert that into an absolute sale which was intended by the parties to be nothing more than a security for a loan ...
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Page 271 - ... where the person making the service, and the person on whom it is to be made, reside or have their offices in different places, between which there is a regular communication by mail.
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Page 178 - Many cases exist, where the forfeiture for acts done attaches solely in rem, and there is no accompanying penalty in personam. Many cases exist where there is both a forfeiture in rem and a personal penalty. But in neither class of cases has it ever been decided that the prosecutions were dependent upon each other. But the practice has been Opinion of the Court. and so this court understands the law to be, that the proceeding in rem stands independent of, and wholly unaffected by any criminal proceeding...
Page 228 - The Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction only in cases in chancery, and shall constitute a Court for the correction of errors at law, under such restrictions as the General Assembly may, by law, prescribe...
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