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INDEX.

INDEX.

ACCOUNT,

of public money, 108.

to be published, 108.

ADJOURN,

when either house of Congress may, 12.

President may, when Congress can not agree, 258.
ADMIRALTY,

jurisdiction in, 265.

extent of, 268.

distinct from power to regulate commerce, 269.
not limited to jurisdiction in England, 270.
when voyage begins and ends in the State, 270.
cases of tort, 270.

jurisdiction not a cession of the soil, 270.
not include power to regulate fisheries, 271.
a grant to Congress alone, 271.

Congress may limit jurisdiction in, 271.
Congress may grant jury trial, 271.

a State can not create a maritime lien, 271.
a State can not regulate jurisdiction in, 272.
ALIENS,

not eligible to the office of president, 245.
naturalization of, 67.

AMBASSADORS,

appointment of, 254.

President to receive, 258.

judicial power extends to, 265.

jurisdiction of Supreme Court over, 274.

jurisdiction of inferior courts over, 276.

AMENDMENTS,

how made to the Constitution, 310.

to bills, 13.

APPELLATE JURISDICTION. See JUDICIAL POWER.
APPOINTMENT,

of officers in the militia, 17.

of electors, 243.

of senators during vacancy of legislatures, 9.
of officers, 254.

Congress can not make, 256.

when heads of department may make, 254, 256.
when complete, 256.

during recess, 258.

when vacancy occurs during session of Senate, 257.
APPROPRIATION,

ARMS,

for army limited to two years, 16.

no money drawn from treasury except by, 108.

Congress can not infringe right to keep, 342.

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BANKRUPTCY,

Congress may establish uniform laws, 16.
definition of, 69.

not limited to provisions of English laws, 70.
not limited to particular persons, 70.
voluntary bankruptcy, 70.

impairing obligation of contracts, 70.
selection of courts, 71.
uniform laws required, 71.
exemptions law, 71.

BILLS,

State insolvent laws superseded, 72.

State court retains pending cases, 74.

State laws relating to corporations, 74.

State laws relating to release from imprisonment, 75.
assignments for benefit of creditors, 76.

repeal revives State law, 79.

to raise revenue must originate in the House, 13.

to be signed by President, 13.

when become law, 14.

order resolution or vote to be same as, 15.

BILLS OF CREDIT,

State can not emit, 108.

what are, 108.

bank bills are not, 110.

CENSUS,

to be taken every ten years, 8.

capitation and direct taxes laid in proportion to, 104.

CITIZENS,

alone eligible to office of president, 245.

how long must be to be senator, 9.

judicial power extends to controversies between between,

265.

entitled to privilege and immunities in other States, 286.

to what privileges entitled, 286.

who are, 290, 371.

taxation in other States, 292.

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