Supreme Court Reporter, Volume 4West Publishing Company, 1884 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 68
... held April 6 , 1868 , the question whether that city should , upon certain named conditions , subscribe $ 50,000 to the capital stock of the Cairo & St. Louis Railroad Company , pay- able in bonds within 20 years after date at the ...
... held April 6 , 1868 , the question whether that city should , upon certain named conditions , subscribe $ 50,000 to the capital stock of the Cairo & St. Louis Railroad Company , pay- able in bonds within 20 years after date at the ...
Page 69
... held for that purpose at the various voting precincts or wards in and of said city , on the sixth day of April , A. D. 1868 , and more than two - thirds of said voters having at said election assented thereto , and said majority of ...
... held for that purpose at the various voting precincts or wards in and of said city , on the sixth day of April , A. D. 1868 , and more than two - thirds of said voters having at said election assented thereto , and said majority of ...
Page 71
... held , and at which the people voted in favor of a subscription of stock to that company and the granting of authority to issue bonds in payment of such subscription , is not a subject expressed by the title of the act . In this view we ...
... held , and at which the people voted in favor of a subscription of stock to that company and the granting of authority to issue bonds in payment of such subscription , is not a subject expressed by the title of the act . In this view we ...
Page 74
... held by this court and by all courts , and it takes rank as an axiom of law . " And in Cornett v . Williams , 20 Wall . 226 , it was declared that " the settled rule of law is that jurisdiction having attached in the original case ...
... held by this court and by all courts , and it takes rank as an axiom of law . " And in Cornett v . Williams , 20 Wall . 226 , it was declared that " the settled rule of law is that jurisdiction having attached in the original case ...
Page 91
... held by them , and such as were not taken were to be disposed of in " the order of applicants . " The bonds were issued accordingly . They were payable to bearer five years after January 1 , 1870 . The bonds for Chapman and the other ...
... held by them , and such as were not taken were to be disposed of in " the order of applicants . " The bonds were issued accordingly . They were payable to bearer five years after January 1 , 1870 . The bonds for Chapman and the other ...
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Page 153 - States, or because of his having so exercised the same ; or if two or more persons go in disguise on the highway, or on the premises of another...
Page 49 - The use of all water now appropriated, or that may hereafter be appropriated for sale, rental or distribution, is hereby declared to be a public use, and subject to the regulation and control of the State, in the manner to be prescribed by law...
Page 119 - A person has no property, no vested interest, in any rule of the common law. That is only one of .the forms of municipal law, and is no more sacred than any other. Rights of property which have been created by the common law cannot be taken away without due process; but the law itself, as a rule of conduct, may be changed at the will, or even at the whim, of the legislature, unless prevented by constitutional limitations. Indeed the great office of statutes is to remedy defects in the common law...
Page 257 - It is a maxim not to be disregarded, that general expressions, in every opinion, are to be taken in connection with the case in which those expressions are used. If they go beyond the case, they may be respected, but ought not to control the judgment in a subsequent suit when the very point is presented for decision.
Page 524 - ... and of any property, money or thing in action due to him, or held in trust for him, and to prevent the transfer of any such property, money or...
Page 444 - 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 190 - Railways heretofore constructed, or that may hereafter be constructed in this state, are hereby declared public highways, and shall be free to all persons for the transportation of their persons and property thereon, under such regulations as may be prescribed by law.
Page 59 - All general laws and special acts passed pursuant to this section may be altered from time to time or repealed.
Page 216 - American army, shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the United States as have become, or shall become, members of the confederation...
Page 616 - ... shall not be subject to the disposal of her husband, nor be liable for his debts.