Introduction to the Science of Government and Compend of the Constitutional and Civil Jurisprudence of the United States: With a Brief Treatise on Political Economy. Designed for the Use of Families and Schools. To which is Appended the New Constitution of the State of New-YorkDerby and Hewson, 1839 - 363 Seiten |
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... jury , the executives generally chosen in the United States ? § 88. What are the usual qualifications of a state executive ? § 89. What are the ordinary duties of an executive ? § 90. What are reprieves and par . dons ? Why is the ...
... jury , the executives generally chosen in the United States ? § 88. What are the usual qualifications of a state executive ? § 89. What are the ordinary duties of an executive ? § 90. What are reprieves and par . dons ? Why is the ...
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... . What are probate courts ? Define probate and surrogate . 120. What is the object of juries ? 121. How is a jury consti- guard to the liberties and rights of citizens has been 54 PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT . Institution of Juries.
... . What are probate courts ? Define probate and surrogate . 120. What is the object of juries ? 121. How is a jury consti- guard to the liberties and rights of citizens has been 54 PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT . Institution of Juries.
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... jury usually , consists of twelve men . In civil cases before a justice of the peace , a jury , in some states at least is composed of only s men . All the jurors must agree in six at least verdict , or the case is not decided . The jury ...
... jury usually , consists of twelve men . In civil cases before a justice of the peace , a jury , in some states at least is composed of only s men . All the jurors must agree in six at least verdict , or the case is not decided . The jury ...
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... jury consists of not less than twelve nor more than twenty - three men , who attend the sittings of court , to ... jury , and carried by the jury into court . The accused may then be arrested , and put on trial . § 125. A proper mode of ...
... jury consists of not less than twelve nor more than twenty - three men , who attend the sittings of court , to ... jury , and carried by the jury into court . The accused may then be arrested , and put on trial . § 125. A proper mode of ...
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... jury . § 127. The party accused may , however , be set at liberty , by giving bail for his appearance before the court at its next session . Bail is a word derived from a French word , signi . fying to deliver . As here used , it means ...
... jury . § 127. The party accused may , however , be set at liberty , by giving bail for his appearance before the court at its next session . Bail is a word derived from a French word , signi . fying to deliver . As here used , it means ...
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Seite 332 - M'Kean. Maryland. — Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll, of Carrollton. Virginia. — George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton. North Carolina. — William Hooper, Joseph 'Hewes, John Penn. South Carolina. — Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton. Georgia. — Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton.
Seite 257 - One man draws out the wire, another straightens it, a third cuts it, a fourth points it, a fifth grinds it at the top for receiving the head: to make the head requires two or three distinct operations ; to put it on, is a peculiar business; to whiten the pins is another; it is even a trade by itself to put them into the paper; and the important business of making a pin is, in this manner, divided into about eighteen distinct operations, which, in some manufactories, are all performed by distinct...
Seite 159 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed ; and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President ; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two thirds of the whole number of senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Seite 334 - No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime (except in cases of impeachment, and in cases of militia when in actual service, and the land and naval forces in time of war, or which this state may keep, with the consent of Congress, in time of peace, and in cases of petit larceny, under the regulation of the legislature) unless on presentment or indictment of a grand jury; and, in any trial in any court whatever, the party aecused shall be allowed to appear and defend,...
Seite 334 - Every citizen may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right ; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press.
Seite 334 - ... is true, and was published with good motives, and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted; and the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the fact.
Seite 333 - The trial by jury, in all cases in which it has been heretofore used, shall remain inviolate forever. But a jury trial may be waived by the parties in all civil cases, in the manner to be prescribed by law.
Seite 331 - ... free and independent States; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved ; and that, as free and independent States, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and do all other acts and things which independent States may of right do.
Seite 350 - The electors of the several towns shall, at their annual town meetings, or at such other time and- in such manner as the Legislature may direct, elect justices of the peace, whose term of office shall be four years. In case of an election to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of a full term, they shall hold for the residue of the unexpired term.
Seite 332 - RHODE ISLAND STEPHEN HOPKINS. WILLIAM ELLERY. CONNECTICUT ROGER SHERMAN. SAMUEL HUNTINGTON. WILLIAM WILLIAMS. OLIVER WOLCOTT. NEW YORK WILLIAM FLOYD. PHILIP LIVINGSTON. FRANCIS LEWIS. LEWIS MORRIS. NEW JERSEY RICHARD STOCKTON. JOHN WITHERSPOON. FRANCIS HOPKINSON. JOHN HART. ABRAHAM CLARK. PENNSYLVANIA ROBERT MORRIS. BENJAMIN RUSH. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. JOHN MORTON. GEORGE CLYMER. HANCOCK. JAMES SMITH. GEORGE TAYLOR.