The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and Sciences, Literature, History, Biography, Geography, Commerce, Etc., of the World, Volumen6Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines Scientific American compiling department, 1912 |
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... cent . The history of the law of contracts , could we enter into it here , would show the origin of the requirement of consideration . It clearly grew out of the original custom of requiring proof of damage or detriment suffered by the ...
... cent . The history of the law of contracts , could we enter into it here , would show the origin of the requirement of consideration . It clearly grew out of the original custom of requiring proof of damage or detriment suffered by the ...
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... cent years , various attempts have been made to reorganize the consular service by providing fixed salaries for all officers , requiring all fees to be turned into the treasury , and prescribing qualifications for admission to and ...
... cent years , various attempts have been made to reorganize the consular service by providing fixed salaries for all officers , requiring all fees to be turned into the treasury , and prescribing qualifications for admission to and ...
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... cent of the total . The extreme height of the land above sea - level is about five miles ( Mt. Everest 29,000 feet ) , and the extreme depth of the ocean somewhat more ; the extreme relief of the lithosphere is therefore over 10 miles ...
... cent of the total . The extreme height of the land above sea - level is about five miles ( Mt. Everest 29,000 feet ) , and the extreme depth of the ocean somewhat more ; the extreme relief of the lithosphere is therefore over 10 miles ...
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... cents and about a cent in reality , on the dollar . It had in fact reached the spot where any one would give whatever he had of it for any ma- terial goods he wished ; there was no real and stable value , not even a very small one . On ...
... cents and about a cent in reality , on the dollar . It had in fact reached the spot where any one would give whatever he had of it for any ma- terial goods he wished ; there was no real and stable value , not even a very small one . On ...
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... cent interest . The States were very indignant at this , New England espe- cially denouncing the whole scheme of half - pay : the Massachusetts legislature passed a resolu- tion that it tended to " raise and exalt some citi- zens in ...
... cent interest . The States were very indignant at this , New England espe- cially denouncing the whole scheme of half - pay : the Massachusetts legislature passed a resolu- tion that it tended to " raise and exalt some citi- zens in ...
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The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts ..., Volumen6 Vista completa - 1908 |
The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts ..., Volumen6 Vista completa - 1910 |
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Página 5 - Party, the Supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make. (3) The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where...
Página 6 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed ; and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President ; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two thirds of the whole number of senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Página 4 - ... 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. 3. No bill of attainder, or ex post facto law, shall be passed. 4. No capitation, or other direct tax, shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration hereinbefore directed to be taken.
Página 5 - The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States ; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State. SECTION 4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion, and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive...
Página 3 - Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy ; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.
Página 11 - Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
Página 5 - ... 2. A person charged in any state with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another state, shall, on demand of the executive authority of the state from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the state having jurisdiction of the crime.
Página 6 - X. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people. ARTICLE XI. The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state.
Página 5 - Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law; but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers as they think proper in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.
Página 5 - All debts contracted, and engagements entered into, before the adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the confederation. 2. -This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be...