Commentaries on the Laws of England, Volume 1J.D. Parsons, jr., 1875 - Law |
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... privileges of parliament ...... 195 135 The laws and customs of the House of Lords ... 201 138 The laws and customs of the House of Commons ...... 203 139 qualification of the electors .... 205 141 disqualifications for serving in ...
... privileges of parliament ...... 195 135 The laws and customs of the House of Lords ... 201 138 The laws and customs of the House of Commons ...... 203 139 qualification of the electors .... 205 141 disqualifications for serving in ...
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... privileges ... 277 183 how dissolved 277 183 CHAPTER VI . THE SOVEREIGN'S DUTIES ... 278 to 282 183 to 186 183 184 The duty of the sovereign is to govern according to law .. 278 The coronation oath ..... 279 CHAPTER VII . THE ROYAL ...
... privileges ... 277 183 how dissolved 277 183 CHAPTER VI . THE SOVEREIGN'S DUTIES ... 278 to 282 183 to 186 183 184 The duty of the sovereign is to govern according to law .. 278 The coronation oath ..... 279 CHAPTER VII . THE ROYAL ...
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... privileges .. Archbishops and bishops .. Dean and chapter .... Archdeacons ... Rural deans ... Parsons ..... 454 295 456 298 462 302 463 302 464 303 464 303 appointment of parson or vicar . 470 306 rights and duties of parson ..... 473 ...
... privileges .. Archbishops and bishops .. Dean and chapter .... Archdeacons ... Rural deans ... Parsons ..... 454 295 456 298 462 302 463 302 464 303 464 303 appointment of parson or vicar . 470 306 rights and duties of parson ..... 473 ...
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... privilege or gift to such as obey the law ; but constantly come armed with a penalty denounced against transgressors , either expressly defining the nature and quantity of their punishment , or else leaving it to the discretion of the ...
... privilege or gift to such as obey the law ; but constantly come armed with a penalty denounced against transgressors , either expressly defining the nature and quantity of their punishment , or else leaving it to the discretion of the ...
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... privilege of abiding by their own customs , in contradistinction to the rest of the nation at large : which privilege is confirmed to them by several acts of parliament ( m ) . - Such is the custom of gavelkind in Kent and some other ...
... privilege of abiding by their own customs , in contradistinction to the rest of the nation at large : which privilege is confirmed to them by several acts of parliament ( m ) . - Such is the custom of gavelkind in Kent and some other ...
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Popular passages
Page 289 - ... that it is bona fide his Intention to become a citizen of the United States, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly, by name to the prince, potentate, state or sovereignty of which the alien may be at the time a citizen or subject.
Page 289 - ... that he will support the constitution of the United States, and that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty whatever, and particularly, by name, the prince, potentate, state or sovereignty whereof he was before a citizen or subject ; which proceedings shall be recorded by the clerk of the court.
Page 390 - A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law. it possesses only those properties which the charter of its creation confers upon it, either expressly, or as incidental to its very existence.
Page 289 - States three years next preceding his arriving at that age, and who has continued to reside therein to the time he may make application to be admitted a citizen thereof, may, after he arrives at the age of twenty-one years, and after he has resided five years within the United States, including the three years of his minority...
Page 323 - That whenever the United States shall be invaded, or be in imminent danger of invasion, from any foreign nation or Indian tribe, it shall be lawful for the President of the United States to call forth such number of the militia of the State or States most convenient to the place of danger or scene of action, as he may judge necessary to repel such invasion, and to issue his orders for that purpose to such officer or officers of the militia as he shall think proper.
Page 105 - The absolute rights of man, considered as a free agent, endowed with discernment to know good from evil, and with power of choosing those measures which appear to him to be most desirable, are usually summed up in one general appellation, and denominated the natural liberty of mankind. This natural liberty consists properly in a power of acting as one thinks fit, without any restraint or control, unless by the law of nature...
Page 330 - States, to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, and give evidence, to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property...
Page 186 - ... doctrine, worship, discipline, and government of the said united church shall be and shall remain in full force for ever, as the same are now by law established for the church of England ; and that the continuance and preservation of the said united church, as the established church of England and Ireland, shall be deemed and taken to be an essential and fundamental part of the union...
Page 286 - Whereas the right of expatriation is a natural and inherent right of all people, indispensable to the enjoyment of the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
Page 364 - Vol. 1, p. 442 . . .By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in law: that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband...