The History and Government of West VirginiaAcme publishing Company, 1901 - 511 pages |
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Page 113
... justice under English law , from time immemorial , is crowded with instances of the invention of legal fictions in order to attain the ends of justice . West Virginia asked no more than justice , and was unwilling to take less ...
... justice under English law , from time immemorial , is crowded with instances of the invention of legal fictions in order to attain the ends of justice . West Virginia asked no more than justice , and was unwilling to take less ...
Page 166
... Justice Chase and Judge Jackson sat together upon the hear- ing of the injunction and disagreed on the question , whether the United States court had jurisdiction ; and the case was certified to the Supreme Court of the United States ...
... Justice Chase and Judge Jackson sat together upon the hear- ing of the injunction and disagreed on the question , whether the United States court had jurisdiction ; and the case was certified to the Supreme Court of the United States ...
Page 188
... justice of the peace . Both amendments were ratified at the election held in 1880 . The most important legislation of the session following their adoption was the act passed in the effort to adjust the statute law to the changes made in ...
... justice of the peace . Both amendments were ratified at the election held in 1880 . The most important legislation of the session following their adoption was the act passed in the effort to adjust the statute law to the changes made in ...
Page 192
... failure of the Legislature of 1879 to make an appropriation for their support , although the Governor repeatedly urged the justice of such an appro- priation . 4. Riot at Cannelton . - In November , 1881 192 HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT .
... failure of the Legislature of 1879 to make an appropriation for their support , although the Governor repeatedly urged the justice of such an appro- priation . 4. Riot at Cannelton . - In November , 1881 192 HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT .
Page 256
... justice , and included all of West Virginia , except the portion under Frederick , together with the whole of Virginia's undefined territory to the west as far as the Mississippi River . Ken- tucky , Ohio , Indiana , Illinois , Michigan ...
... justice , and included all of West Virginia , except the portion under Frederick , together with the whole of Virginia's undefined territory to the west as far as the Mississippi River . Ken- tucky , Ohio , Indiana , Illinois , Michigan ...
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Page 163 - The colored citizens of West Virginia exercised the privilege of voting, extended to them by the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, for the first time, at the Fall elections in 1870.