A DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATIVE POWERS, CONSTITUTIONAL
REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO THE FORMS OF LEGIS-
LATION AND TO LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE

BY

J. G. SUTHERLAND

AUTHOR OF "A TREATISE ON THE LAW OF DAMAGES"

SECOND EDITION

BY

JOHN LEWIS

AUTHOR OF "A TREATISE ON THE LAW OF EMINENT DOMAL Social Security

Board

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

VOLUME II.

CHAPTER X.

JUDICIAL NOTICE AND PROOF OF STATUTES AND OF FACTS RELATING TO
THEIR VALIDITY, OPERATION AND CONSTRUCTION.

§309. Judicial notice of statutes.

310. Courts will take notice of facts that affect the validity, oper-
ation or construction of a statute.

311. Judicial notice of facts relating to the passage or existence of
statutes.

312. Judicial notice of English statutes and of the common law.
313. State statutes in the federal courts.

314, 315, Interpretation of state and federal laws.

316-319. Foreign statutes, how proved.

320. The functions of the court and jury in regard to foreign laws.

321, 322 Private statutes.

323. Miscellaneous cases.

CHAPTER XI.

CLASSIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION OF STATUTES.

$324. The names of statutes.

325. Ancient statutes of England.

326. Federal, state, territorial and colonial statutes.

327, 328. Public and private statutes.

329, 330. Declaratory statutes.

331-333. Affirmative and negative statutes.

334. Perceptive, prohibitive and permissive statutes.

335. Prospective and retrospective statutes.

336. Remedial statutes.

337. Penal statutes.

338 Repealing statutes.

CHAPTER XII.

PARTS OF A STATUTE AND THEIR RELATIONS.

$339, 340. The title.

341, 342. The preamble.
343. The enacting style.