New Jersey as a Colony and as a State: One of the Original Thirteen, Volume 4 |
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Page 189 - No association shall make any loan or discount on the security of the shares of its own capital stock, nor be the purchaser or holder of any such shares, unless such security or purchase shall be necessary to prevent loss upon a debt previously contracted in good faith...
Page 51 - No amendment shall be made to the Constitution which will authorize, or give to Congress the power to abolish or interfere, within any State, with the domestic institutions thereof, including that of persons held to labor or service by the laws of said State.
Page 141 - No lottery shall be authorized by the Legislature or otherwise in this State, and no ticket in any lottery shall be bought or sold within this State, nor shall pool-selling, bookmaking or gambling of any kind be authorized or allowed within this State, nor shall any gambling device, practice or game of chance now prohibited by law be legalized, or the remedy, penalty or ^ punishment now provided therefor be in any way diminished.
Page 178 - An act to provide for the recovery of damages in cases where the death of a person is caused by wrongful act, neglect or default," approved March third, eighteen hundred and fortyeight, and the amendments thereof and supplements thereto.
Page 195 - Whereas, for the reasons thus recited, it was enacted by the said statute that all able-bodied male citizens of the United States, and persons of foreign birth who shall have declared on oath their intention to become citizens...
Page 190 - The total liabilities to any association, of any person, or of any company, corporation, or firm for money borrowed, including in the liabilities of a company or firm the liabilities of the several members thereof, shall at no time exceed onetenth part of the amount of the capital stock of such association actually paid in.
Page 189 - The affairs of the Association shall be managed by a Board of not less than five directors, elected by the members or stockholders from their own number.
Page 195 - That the organized and active land forces of the United States shall consist of the Army of the United States and of the militia of the several States when called into the service of the United States...
Page 55 - The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the government, and to collect the duties and imposts...
Page 190 - Whenever any corporation shall become insolvent or shall suspend its ordinary business for want of funds to carry on the same...