Abridgments of the law, 558. Absolute rights, 599.
of personal safety, 610. of personal character, 619. of personal liberty, 631. of religious liberty, 644. Acts of Congress and of Legislature, (see Statutes.) Accumulation of profits of personal property, 416.
Adjudications, force of, 525. 530. Admiralty Courts, when proceed in
where sue for a tort, 333.
rights to sue in federal courts, 374.
rem as to prize, 389. | Alliance, offensive and defensive, force
criminal jurisdiction of, 390-396,
nature of proceedings in criminal | Ally, cases, 397.
have jurisdiction of cases of for- feiture and seizure, 410.
as instance courts, 414-418. as prize courts, 387-414. (See Admiralty Jurisdiction.) forms of writs and other process in, 418.
Admiralty jurisdiction, (see Admiralty
as to prize made on shore, 388. when lost as to prize, 389. in criminal cases, 390-396. 407. when it attaches, 391. 394. 398. how distinguished from common law, 398. 406. 409. of maritime causes and contracts, 401-414. 416. history of, traced, 401-403. in cases of general average and
salvage, 403, note, 405, 406. none to enforce specific perform-
ance of contracts, 405, note. of charter parties, 405, 406. what are civil cases of, 410. is exclusive, 412, 413. in cases of mortgage of ships, 406, note. as to matters partly on sea and partly on land, 414.
effect on licenses, 177. co-operating, liable to confiscation of property, 78. not to trade with enemy, 77. included in treaties of peace, 77. Ambassadors, free from arrest, 15. immunity of, established, 185. wheu suspended, 45. grades of, 47.
binding acts of, 48. Animus manendi, 84.
Annexation of territory by Congress, 277. Appeal, in criminal cases, 388. Armed neutrality, the, 131. 155. Arms of the sea, 28. 32.
Articles of confederation, 215. Assignee, right of to sue in federal courts, 379, 380.
Attachment, in rem, 280, note. lien by, 262. proceedings by, in rem, binding,
Bank, authority of congress to create,
266-272. authority of congress to create under confederation, 272. of U. S. right of to sue in the federal courts, 378. 382. 399. not taxable, 468.
Bankrupt laws, 420.
Barbary States, 191.
Bays, (see Arms of the sea.) Belligerents, rights of, with respect to each other, 96. Bills of Credit, what, 448, (see State.) Bill of Rights, history of, 599.
English bill of rights, 606. 610,
Cession of territory, state not bound to indemnify for loss by, 181. in places ceded to U. S., 423. Chancery, reports in, 543. Charitable establishments among the an- cients, 234, note. Chivalry, its influence, 11. Circuit Courts, organization and power of, 329, 330. jurisdiction of, 330, 331, 332. jurisdiction of, not lost by change of domicil, 380.
Citizens, domiciled abroad, 82. may not engage in foreign war,
107. effect of war upon, 192. 104. rights of defence, 102.
not to cruise against friendly powers, 107. may not sue a state in courts of U. S., 320. not to cruise without commis- sion, 103. not to cruise against their own country, 193.
Capture, maritime law of, 78.
disturbed by barbarian invasions,
rights to vest in the sovereign,
when title to complete, 109.
study of, revived, in the 12th cen- tury, 593.
after peace concluded, 173.
where it gives title to property,
Case, within the constitution, 354. Casus frederis, 58.
Ceded territories, (see Congress, and ter- ritories ceded, &c., and cession of territory.) jurisdiction over, (see State and Congress.)
Cessio bonorum, what, 466. Cession of territory, 180.
possession necessary to complete,
reception of, in England, 594. liberty, 599.
war in other states, 24. Clerks of U. S. Courts, 338. Coasting license, effect of, 478. 482.
rules, 33. Codification, 519. Coke, 556.
Colonial trade of the enemy, 88. Colonies carry laws with them, 523:
American, their rights asserted 599-605 Columbia, District of, 275. 380. 423. Commercia Belli, 112. 163 172. Commerce, general right of, 34.
claims of Portugal and Russia, 35. treaties of, 36.
with the enemy, 74.
Commerce, to be regulated by congress, | Congress, rules of proceeding of, 252.
Concurrent power of the states, 426,
(see States and State Courts.) jurisdiction, 434, (see States and State Courts.) Confederation, early steps towards, 207. articles of, 215. imbecility of, 217-223. Confiscation of enemy's property con- sequent on war, 67. debts, doctrine in England and United States, 70. 72. not allowed, of property wrong- fully taken before war, 73. of enemy's property on com- mencement of war, 73. contraband articles, 144. for breach of blockade, 152. carrying dispatches, 153.
as foundation of title, (see Title.) Congress, legislation of, supersedes state legislation, 445.
may punish the bringing of coun- terfeit coin in U. S., 476, note. power of, to regulate commerce, 475.486.
of 1765, 211.
of 1774, 212.
its constituent parts, 227-230. privilege of the two houses of,
power to punish for contempts, 249, 250.
general powers of, 251.
mode of passing laws by, 252. authority to create a bank, 266-
authority of, relative to taxation, (see Taxation.)
pre-emption, right of, 276. 278. annexation of territory by, (see Annexation.)
to provide for proof of public records, 279, (see Records.) power over militia, (see Militia.) power of, as to internal improve- ments, 286-290. power over domestic territories, 421.
power of, over conquered and ceded territories, 423, 424. 472. right of, to impose laws, 525. Constitution of the United States, (see Appendix, 649-657.)
how and when formed, 223-226. Constitutional power, its test, 342. Constitutionality of laws, 494. 500. Construction of statutes, 509. 515. 519. of Revised Statutes, 519.
Consuls, defined, 49.
duty of, 50, 51.
have no judicial powers, 50. not protected as ministers, 53, 54,
Courts may declare laws unconstitution-
federal, how far common law ju- risdiction in criminal cases, 360 -370. 383. principles of common law applied in, 365. 383. jurisdiction of criminal cases in admiralty, 368. jurisdiction of military and naval crimes and offences, 369, 370. how far common law and state laws are rules of decision in, 370 -372. 377, note. jurisdiction, when an alien is a party, 374. jurisdiction of, against person not in the district, 375. jurisdiction, between citizens of different states, 375. when a party is a corporation, 377.
right of U. S. to sue in, 378. right of trustee to sue in, 379. right of assignee to sue in, 379. foreign corporations may sue in,
inhabitants of District of Colum bia may not sue in, 380. inhabitants of territories may not sue in, 389. jurisdiction, when state a party in interest, 381-383. state not to be sued by individu- als in, 381. agents of states may be sued in, 381, 382. jurisdiction of, in admiralty, (see Admiralty Courts, Admiralty Ju- risdiction.) jurisdiction over ceded territories,
proceedings and execution in, re-
gulated by congress, 433. process and decisions, how affect- ed by state laws, 433-435. Circuit, of U. S., (see Circuit, Superior and State Courts.) Courts Martial, naval jurisdiction of, 370, note, 394, 395. Coutumier of Normandy, 616, note. Crimes at sea, under statutes of United States, 390-396.
Criminal cases, jurisdiction of, in federal courts, (see Federal Courts,) jurisdiction, (see Courts, Federal District Courts,) 435. Criminals, duty of surrender of, 39. 44. Cruise, right of, 103, 104.
when cruiser liable as pirate, 108.
with double commission, 108.
how far it imposes laws of dis- District Courts, organization and juris- coverer, 181. diction of, 332-335. jurisdiction, as courts of common law, 418. in cases of seizure, forfeiture and torts, 419. in cases of bankruptcy, 420. as prize and instance courts in admiralty, 384-389. criminal jurisdiction of, in admi- ralty, 390-396. 407. no appeal in criminal cases, 354. damages in, for marine tort, 396. 400-403. admiralty and maritime jurisdic- tion of, 407-414. cognizance of seizures and for- feitures, 410, 411, 412.
jurisdiction in salvage cases, 416. jurisdiction as to pilotage, 417. District of Columbia, inhabitants of, may
not sue in federal courts, 380. power of the courts of, to issue mandamus, 422. legislative power of congress
Divorce, in other states, 76-79.
Doctor and student, 551. domicil, give jurisdiction of, 90, 91. Documents, concealment or spoliation of,
neutral, for ships enumerated,
Eldon, Lord, 546. Electors of president, 295. Elementary writers on common law, 550. Bracton, Littleton, Coke, Hale,
&c., 551. 554. 556. 561. Blackstone's Commentaries, 562.
Embargo, hostile, when laid, 68. preliminary to war, 68.
Embassadors, rank of, 47. rights of, 44, 45.
may be refused. 48.
how far their acts bind, 48. Emigration, right of, 643. Eminent domain, rights of congress in making interual improvements, 287, note.
Enemy's property, how affected by state of war, 64.
despatches not to be carried, 143. confiscation of ship, penalty, 143.
Enemy, trade with unlawful, 74. as to commerce, 81.
by owning the soil, 82. by residence, 83-87.
by sailing under his flag, 92. old laws as to, 96. colonial trade of, 88.
property on board a neutral, 89.
English decisions, their weight, 78. (See Adjudications.)
Enlistment, against friendly powers, un- lawful, 127, 128. Evidence in libel, 622-630. Executive department, nature and unity of, 291, 292. responsible, 350. Expeditions in neutral territory against friendly powers, 127, 128. Ex post facto laws, what, 450, (see State.)
Fearne's treatise, 564.
Federalist, its character, 256. Federal courts not to interfere with state courts, 454. Fisheries, internal, may be regulated by states, 485.
Fitzherbert's abridgment, 558. Flag of the enemy, 92. Fleta, 552. Foreign commission to cruise, 107. prince or state may sue in U. S. courts, 321.
public vessels not subject to local laws, 158. property, when protected in war, 64. 66. 73. Foreigners, their rights and duties, 39.
Forfeitures, jurisdiction of, in admiralty courts, 401, 411, 412.
Forms of process, 433. Fortescue's treatise, 552. Free ships, 131.
Freight earned by neutrals carrying ene- my's goods, 130.
when earned by captor of ene- my's vessel, 136, 137.
Fugitives from justice, 639. constitutional provisions, 641, app. 656. how far state executive may re- fuse to deliver, 641. upon what evidence arrest may be made, 642. from justice, surrender of, 42. from service, mode of re-capture, 445. law of 1850, relative
Garnishment, judgment in proceedings by, binding, 281, (see Judgments.)
Georgia statute code, 524. German confederacy, 219.
Gilbert, Lord Ch. Baron, works of, 561. Glanville, 550.
Goods, neutral, in enemy's ships, free, 133. 136.
liable to captor's freight, 136. Government de facto, 27. 170. Grand jury, 610.
Greeks, their advance in national law, 4, 5. 22.
Greek government in 1832, 26. Grotius, effect of his writings, 15. his successors, 17. 20. opinion on capital punishment,
Habeas corpus, writ of, 631.
act of 31 Charles II, c. 2, 632. New-York statute relating to, 634. when habeas corpus does not lie, 635.
to remove a foreigner from state jurisdiction, 328. when granted by United States courts, 224. 327, 328. 351, note. jurisdiction of state courts in re- spect to, 440. in cases of fugitives from service,
Hale, Sir Matthew, Pleas of the Crown, 561.
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