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... . ) ENTERED according to Act of Congress , in the year 1845 , by LYSANDER SPOONER , in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts . Dow & JACKSON'S ANTI - SLAVERY PRESS . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. - WHAT IS LAW ? 16 4.5 5267.9.
... . ) ENTERED according to Act of Congress , in the year 1845 , by LYSANDER SPOONER , in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts . Dow & JACKSON'S ANTI - SLAVERY PRESS . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. - WHAT IS LAW ? 16 4.5 5267.9.
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... exist in the United States . That difficulty is , the " inconsistency " there would be , if the House of Lords , ( which is the highest law court in England , and at the same time one branch ple , or upon judicial tribunals - let us now.
... exist in the United States . That difficulty is , the " inconsistency " there would be , if the House of Lords , ( which is the highest law court in England , and at the same time one branch ple , or upon judicial tribunals - let us now.
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... courts have declared acts of state legislatures unconstitutional . But the history of the co - ordinate departments of the same governments has been , that the judicial sanction followed the legislative act with nearly the same unerring ...
... courts have declared acts of state legislatures unconstitutional . But the history of the co - ordinate departments of the same governments has been , that the judicial sanction followed the legislative act with nearly the same unerring ...
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... Court of the United States in these words , to wit : " Where rights are infringed , where fundamental principles are overthrown , where the general system of the law is de- parted from , the legislative intention must be expressed with ...
... Court of the United States in these words , to wit : " Where rights are infringed , where fundamental principles are overthrown , where the general system of the law is de- parted from , the legislative intention must be expressed with ...
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... Court " " . power and authori- ty " to " make laws and ordinances " " so always as the same be not contrary to the laws and statutes of our realm of England . " The first charter to Carolina , ( including both North and South Carolina ...
... Court " " . power and authori- ty " to " make laws and ordinances " " so always as the same be not contrary to the laws and statutes of our realm of England . " The first charter to Carolina , ( including both North and South Carolina ...
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Page 17 - Of Law there can be no less acknowledged than that her seat is the bosom of God, her voice the harmony of the world : all things in heaven and earth do her homage ; the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power...
Page 152 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States, and admitted as soon as possible, according to the principles of the Federal constitution, to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages, and immunities, of citizens of the United States ; and, in the mean time, they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the religion which they profess.
Page 25 - England; and saving and reserving to us, our heirs and successors, the receiving, hearing, and determining of the appeal and appeals of all or any person or persons of, in, or belonging to the territories...
Page 135 - States, with a request that it might " be submitted to a convention of delegates, chosen in each state by the people thereof, under the recommendation of its legislature, for their assent and ratification.
Page 17 - Commentaries remarks, that this law of Nature being coeval with mankind, and dictated by God himself, is of course superior in obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe, in all countries and at all times; no human laws are of any validity if contrary to this, and such of them as are valid, derive all their force, and all their validity, and all their authority, mediately and immediately, from this original...
Page 63 - States, paupers, vagabonds and fugitives from justice excepted, shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of free citizens in the several States; and the people of each State shall have free ingress and regress to and from any other State, and shall enjoy therein all the privileges of trade and commerce, subject to the same duties, impositions and restrictions as the inhabitants thereof respectively...
Page 25 - ... so as such laws, ordinances and constitutions, so made, be not contrary and repugnant unto, but as near as may be, agreeable to the laws of this our realm of England, considering the nature and constitution of the place and people there...
Page 25 - And further, full power and authority are hereby given and granted to the said General Court, from time to time, to make, ordain, and establish, all manner of wholesome and reasonable orders, laws, statutes, and ordinances, directions and instructions...
Page 113 - The power of congress, then, comprehends navigation within the limits of every State in the Union, so far as that navigation may be, in any manner, connected with " commerce with foreign nations, or among the several States, or with the Indian tribes.
Page 48 - That all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain natural, inherent and unalienablc rights, among which are, the enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.