SEARCHES AND SEIZURES, unreasonable, prohibited by the constitutions, 500. security of the dwelling, 500. when an entry may be forced, 501. compulsory production of papers, 502. inviolability of the mails, 503. general warrants, 503. search warrants, 504. requisites of, 504. for what purposes used, 505. in aid of police regulations, 506. in aid of sanitary regulations, 507. military orders, 507. INDEX. [The figures refer to pages.] SOVEREIGNTY-Continued, of the states. 22. of the people, 26. of the state, over seacoast, 313. SPECIAL LEGISLATION, when invalid, 317. SPEECH, freedom of, see "Liberty of Speech and Press." SPEEDY TRIAL, constitutional right to, 584. STARE DECISIS, doctrine of, as applied to construction of constitutions, 71. STATE RIGHTS, doctrine of, 24. no right of secession, 28. STATES, meaning of, in American constitutional law, 20. restricted meaning of, 21. sovereignty of, 22. rights of, 24. of the Union, are republics, 28. have no right to secede, 28. federal constitution not a compact between, 30. establishment of constitutions of, 45. reconstruction, 45. amendment of constitutions of, 46-49. as defendants, 144. suits between states, 146. as plaintiffs, 148. powers of, when concurrent with those of congress, 174. admission of new, 233. interstate law under the constitution, 244. guaranty of republican government to, 260. executive power in, 267. judicial power in, 280. legislative power in, 291. police power of, 334. powers of taxation possessed by, 375. appropriation of property of, under power of eminent domain, 407. 709 [The figures refer to pages.] STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS, vested rights accrued under, 498. repeal of, as affecting contracts, 623. STATUTES, and constitutions distinguished, 3, 4. constitutional and unconstitutional, 4, 5. power of courts to determine constitutionality of, 52. unconstitutional in part, 64. of another state, credit accorded to, 248. local and special forbidden, 317. enactment of, 325. title and subject-matter of, 329. authorizing exercise of power of eminent domain, 401. impairing obligation of contracts, see "Obligation of Contracts." retroactive, 626. STREAMS, appropriation of, under power of eminent domain, 409. STREETS, regulation of, under police power, 364. STRIKES, when illegal, 363. SUBPOENA, to President, 96. to governor of state, 270. SUFFRAGE, RIGHT OF, constitutional provisions as to, 533. suffrage defined, 533. not a natural right, 534. federal constitution does not confer, 534. qualifications determined by the states, 535. fifteenth amendment, 537. qualifications fixed by state constitution, 538. disfranchisement, 562. SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS, constitutionality of, 485. in revenue and tax cases, 485. in judicial action, 490. no jury trial in, 518. SUMPTUARY LAWS, nature of, 477. generally invalid, 477. SUNDAY LAWS, [The figures refer to pages.] constitutionality of, 451. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, created by the constitution, 123. independent of congressional control, 123, 124. jurisdiction of, 148–153. original, 149. appellate, 150. reviewing judgments of state appellate courts, 151, 152. T TAXATION, power of congress to lay taxes, 179. by state, must not interfere with commerce; 203. nor discriminate against citizens of other states, 247. states may not tax imports or exports, 307. nor lay duties of tonnage, 309. power of, in general, 375. taxes defined, 375. origin and nature of power, 375. must not be arbitrary, 376. distinguished from eminent domain, 376. extent of legislative discretion, 377. limitations imposed by necessary independence of federal and state gov- ernments, 378, state cannot tax agencies or institutions of United States, 379. nor property of United States, 379. nor federal bonds or notes, 380. United States cannot tax state agencies or property, 382. limitations imposed by federal constitution, 383. by state constitutions, 384. purposes of taxation, 385. must be public, 386. what are public purposes, 386-390. |