This whole power defined and discussed, notes 178-184. The tenure of office bill regulating, n. 184, p. 179. LAW and equity. The judicial power shall extend to all cases in law and equity arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States, and the treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority, &c. (See Judicial) Power.) (See Judicial Power) When cases arise, n. 199, p. 195. Cases in equity, n. 200. (See Case.) LAW and fact. 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... (See Appellate-Jurisdiction-Judicial Power.) The jurisdiction must be conferred by law, n. 211. The LAW. When crimes shall not have been committed within any LAW. The rule on the subject, n. 214. No person held to service or labor in one State, under the (See Fugitives-Labor-Slaves.) This secured the right of the slaveholder against State legislation, n. 227. LAW. This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof, and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any thing in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding... Law defined, n. 239. It is in its nature supreme, n 238. LAW. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of LAW. No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any ments.. (See House, n. 250.) LAW. Nor shall any person be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. Amendments. Due process of law defined, derived, and discussed, n. 257. (See Due Process of Law.) LAW. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy tho right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed; which district shall have been previously ascertained by law. Amendments... LAW. In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved; and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States than according to the rules of the common law. Amendments. Common law is here used in contradistinction to equity, n. 263. Not of any particular State, n. 263. (See Common Law-Jury.) Law or equity. The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit, in law or equity, com Art. sec. cl. menced or prosecuted against one of the United States by (See this article explained and discussed, notes 263, 264, The laws of naturalization discussed, n. 93. (See Alle- LAWS of the Union. Congress shall have power to provide for LAWS. Congress shall have power to make all laws which shall This clause defined and discussed, notes 138, 274. Congress has all the incidental and instrumental powers necessary, n. 138, p. 139. LAWS. No State shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection laws... (See Inspection.) LAWS. All such State laws shall be subject to the revision and control of the Congress LAWS. The President shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.. 2 3 1 LAY and collect duties. Congress shall have power to lay and colduties, taxes, imposts, and excises. LAWS of the United States. The judicial power shall extend to all cases in law and equity... 36, 183 (See Duties-Taxes-Imposts-Excises.) LEE, FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT, of Virginia. Signed Declaration of Inde- Character of this legislation and jurisdiction, notes 136, 137. LEGISLATURE Electors of representatives in Congress shall have qualifications same as for electors of most numerous branch of the State legislature. The qualifications for, in each State, alphabetically arranged, n. 16, pp. 59-64. LEGISLATURE the, of each State shall choose two senators for six years. The practice and now the law, notes 28, 29, 30. LEGISLATURE. If vacancies happen by resignation or otherwise in the seats of senators, during the recess of the legislature of any State, the excutive thereof may make temporary appointments to fill such vacancies, until the next meetof the legislature, which shall then fill such vacancies.... Seats how vacated, n. 82. LEGISLATURE. The times, places, and manner of holding elections LEGISLATURE. The United States shall, on the application of the Disqualification for having taken an oath as member of. (See Offices.) Amendments.. How far the disqualification extended under the reconstruction laws, n. 281. LEGISLATURE. Must direct the mode of ascertaining compensa tion for private property, n. 259. LEGISLATURES of States. Congress shall exercise exclusive legislation over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the State in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dock-yards, and other needful buildings This is not as a local legislature, but as the legislature of the Union, n. 187. The exclusive jurisdiction can only be acquired by the consent of the State, n. 137. And when given they cannot tax these lands, n. 137. LEGISLATURES of States may direct the manner of appointing electors of President and Vice-President of the United States.. ....... They are now elected by the people, n. 167. LEGISLATURES of States. No new State shall be formed within another State, nor any State be formed by the junction of two or more States, without the consent of the legislatures of the States concerned and of Congress. How States may, and how Virginia did consent, n. 235. LEGISLATURES. The Congress, whenever two-thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution. or, on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States, shall call a convention for proposing amendinents, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States, or by conventions in three-fourths thereof, as one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by Congress... The only amendments made have been through the legislatures, n. 236. When they ratified the thirteenth and fourteenth amendments, Id. LEGISLATURES. The members of the several State legislatures shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support this Constitution LEGISLATURES. When the legislatures of the rebel States shall have adopted the fourteenth constitutional amendment, n. 276, p. 283, § 5 LETTERS of marque and reprisal. Congress shall have power to grant letters of marque and reprisal. This power defined, n. 119. Marque defined, n. 120. LEWIS, FRANCIS, of New York. Signed Dec. of Ind. p. 7. Signed LIBERTY. The Constitution established to secure the blessings of Liberty defined, n. 12. Habeas corpus is the writ for the infraction of, n. 141, p. 144. The 13th amendment further secured, n. 274. Of conscience, n. 245. Of speech, n. 246. Of the press, n. 247. Of petition, n. 248. Secured by due course of law, n. 257. Of the citizen not to be destroyed but by the judgment of his peers, n. 258. Civil liberty LIBERTY. Nor shall any person be deprived of life, liberty, or LICENSE by a municipal corporation is not a regulation of commerce. n. S7, p 106. LIFE. No attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted.. (See Attainder.) LIFE or limb. Nor shall any person be subject, for the same offense, to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb. Amendments.. LIFE, liberty, or property. Nor shall any person be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. Amendments 44, 258 5 (See Jeopardy.) 44, 258 LISTS of electoral votes for President and Vice-President of the resentatives, n. 24. Population of, in each decade, n. 24. LOVELL, JAMES, of Mass. Signed Articles of Confederation, p. 21. MADISON, JAMES, Jr., of Virginia. Signed the Constitution, pp. MAGAZINES, &c. Congress shall have power to exercise exclusive MAINE. Qualifications of voters in, n. 17, p. 61. Five representa MAJORITY of each house of Congress shall constitute a quorum to do business. Amendments... A majority of those present, n. 67. MAJORITY of the whole number of electors necessary to elect the MAJORITY of all the States shall be necessary to a choice of Presi- MAJORITY of the whole number of senators shall be necessary to MARITIME jurisdiction. The judicial power shall extend to all This jurisdiction defined, n. 203. Maritime was used to guard against a narrow construction of the word admiralty, n. 203. Admiralty jurisdiction embraces all maritime contracts wherever made, n. 203. As for MARQUE. This power under the Confederation, Art. IX. p. 14. These terms defined, notes 119, 120, 121. MARQUE and reprisal. No State shall grant letters of marque and Because it is a national power, n. 152. n. 268. MARSHAL of the United States. R. C. Parsons, the present, n. 197, p. 192. MARTIAL law. Cannot exist with civil liberty, n. 260. Defined MARYLAND. Signed the Dec. of Ind. p. 7. One of the Confede- MATERIALS for ships under admiralty jurisdiction, n. 203. to the consideration of Congress such measures as he shall MEASURES. Congress has power to fix the standard of weights To fix defined, n. 101. Weights and measures of the metric system made lawful, n. 102, p. 117, §1. And contracts therein rendered valid, Id. Tables for, established, Id. § 2. Measures of length, Id. Of surface, Id. Of capacity, Id., p. 118. MEETING of Congress. The census to be taken within three years of the first meeting of Congress MEETING. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by law appoint a different day. When the constitutional term expires, n. 43. The MEMBERS of House of Representatives. (See Representatives.) MICHIGAN. Qualifications for suffrage in, n. 17. Number of rep- MIDDLETON, ARTHUR, of South Carolina. Signed Dec. of Ind. |