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An absolute acceptance is an engagement to pay the bill according to its tenor,
and is usually made by writing on the bill "accepted," and subscribing the
drawee's name ; or by writing " accepted" only ; or by merely writing the name
either at ...
An absolute acceptance is an engagement to pay the bill according to its tenor,
and is usually made by writing on the bill "accepted," and subscribing the
drawee's name ; or by writing " accepted" only ; or by merely writing the name
either at ...
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When the deed is acknowledged out of the state of Michigan, in the United States
or > any of the territories of the U. S., it is to be acknowledged according to □ the
laws of such state or territory, with a certificate of the proper county i clerk, ...
When the deed is acknowledged out of the state of Michigan, in the United States
or > any of the territories of the U. S., it is to be acknowledged according to □ the
laws of such state or territory, with a certificate of the proper county i clerk, ...
Page 352
... in like manner, according to | benefit of the legal proprietor or pro- the
principles of equity, to restrain ; prietors of each ... of any manuscript heretofore
obtained, according to law, as aforesaid. during the term thereof, in the same [20]
Fourthly.
... in like manner, according to | benefit of the legal proprietor or pro- the
principles of equity, to restrain ; prietors of each ... of any manuscript heretofore
obtained, according to law, as aforesaid. during the term thereof, in the same [20]
Fourthly.
Page 408
Nich. Comp. 125 ; Act of 1827, ch. 14. DAMAGES, DOUBLE or TREBLE, practice.
In cases where a statute gives a party double or treble damages, the jury are to
find single damages, and the court to enhance them according to the statute. Bro.
Nich. Comp. 125 ; Act of 1827, ch. 14. DAMAGES, DOUBLE or TREBLE, practice.
In cases where a statute gives a party double or treble damages, the jury are to
find single damages, and the court to enhance them according to the statute. Bro.
Page 447
For, when judgment is to be given, whether the issue be in law or fact, and
whether the cause have proceeded to issue or not, the court is always to examine
the whole record, and adjudge for the plaintiff or defendant, according to the legal
...
For, when judgment is to be given, whether the issue be in law or fact, and
whether the cause have proceeded to issue or not, the court is always to examine
the whole record, and adjudge for the plaintiff or defendant, according to the legal
...
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Page 354 - 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 134 - States; regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians not members of any of the States — provided that the legislative right of any State within its own limits be not infringed or violated...
Page 153 - The records and judicial proceedings of the courts of any State or Territory, or of any such country, shall be proved or admitted in any other court within the United States, by the attestation of the clerk, and the seal of the court annexed, if there be a seal, together with a certificate of the judge, chief justice, or presiding magistrate, that the said attestation is in due form.
Page 153 - Judicial proceedings, authenticated as aforesaid, shall have such faith and credit given to them in every court within the United States as they have by law or usage in the courts of the state from whence the said records are or shall be taken.
Page 364 - In all cases in which a State is a party, the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction. The thirteenth section of the judiciary act of 1789, provided that "the Supreme Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all controversies of a civil nature where a State is a party except between a State and its citizens and except also between a State and citizens of other States or aliens, in which latter case it shall have original but not exclusive jurisdiction...
Page 134 - All controversies concerning the private right of soil, claimed under different grants of two or more states, whose jurisdictions as they may respect such lands and the states which passed such grants are adjusted, the said grants or either of them being at the same time claimed to have originated antecedent to such settlement of jurisdiction, shall, on the petition of either party to the Congress of...
Page 135 - State of which the owner is an inhabitant ; provided also, that no imposition, duties, or restriction shall be laid by any State on the property of the United States or either of them.
Page 382 - ... and each of the said district courts shall have and exercise the same jurisdiction, in all cases arising under the Constitution and laws of the United States...
Page 123 - The house of representatives shall have the sole power of impeachment. The concurrence of a majority of all the members shall be necessary to an impeachment. All impeachments shall be tried by the senate, and when sitting for that purpose, the senators shall be upon oath or affirmation to do Justice according to law and evidence.
Page 381 - Writs of error, and appeals from the final decisions of said Supreme Court, shall be allowed, and may be taken to the Supreme Court of the United States, in the same manner and under the same regulations as from the circuit courts of the United States...
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| Title | A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States of America, and of the Several States of the American Union: With References to the Civil and Other Systems of Foreign Law Volume 1 of A Law Dictionary: Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States of America : and of the Several States of the American Union : with References to the Civil and Other Systems of Foreign Law, John Bouvier |
| Author | John Bouvier |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | T. and J. W. Johnson, 1843 |
| Length | 1512 pages |
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