Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Volume 1J.B. Lippincott & Company, 1908 - Law |
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... authority , or regal power . III . His revenue , or royal income .................... 4. The king's dignity consists in the legal attributes of , I. Personal sovereignty . II . Absolute perfection . III . Political perpetuity ...
... authority , or regal power . III . His revenue , or royal income .................... 4. The king's dignity consists in the legal attributes of , I. Personal sovereignty . II . Absolute perfection . III . Political perpetuity ...
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... authority , are , I. Sheriffs . II . Coroners . III . Justices of the peace . IV . Constables . V. Surveyors of the high- ways . VI . Overseers of the poor ...... 338-339 2. The sheriff is the keeper of each county , annually nominated ...
... authority , are , I. Sheriffs . II . Coroners . III . Justices of the peace . IV . Constables . V. Surveyors of the high- ways . VI . Overseers of the poor ...... 338-339 2. The sheriff is the keeper of each county , annually nominated ...
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... authority ; and has un- avoidably thrown more power into the hands of the judges , to direct , control , and even reverse their verdicts , than perhaps the constitution intended . But it is not as a juror only that the English gentleman ...
... authority ; and has un- avoidably thrown more power into the hands of the judges , to direct , control , and even reverse their verdicts , than perhaps the constitution intended . But it is not as a juror only that the English gentleman ...
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... authority in this kingdom ; they are no more binding in England than our laws are binding at Rome . But as far as these foreign laws , on account of some peculiar propriety , have in some particu- lar cases , and in some particular ...
... authority in this kingdom ; they are no more binding in England than our laws are binding at Rome . But as far as these foreign laws , on account of some peculiar propriety , have in some particu- lar cases , and in some particular ...
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... authority remained in Italy ( x ) and the eastern pro- vinces of the empire . ( y ) This now became in a particular manner the favourite of the popish clergy , who borrowed the method and many of the maxims of their canon law from this ...
... authority remained in Italy ( x ) and the eastern pro- vinces of the empire . ( y ) This now became in a particular manner the favourite of the popish clergy , who borrowed the method and many of the maxims of their canon law from this ...
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