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Colorado, 292-9, 312, 342.
Commerce, Regulation of, 108, 118,
154, 169, 172.

Commerce, Dept. of, 197, 310.
Commissioners, County, 35, 45, 46, 47,
51, 52; Court, 50, 51; U. S., 103.
Commission Plan, 42.

Commitment to Jail, 285.
Committee of the Whole, 332, 345.
Committees, 137, 327, 345.

Common Defense, 11, 12, 112, 121, 160,
161, 194.

Common Law, 232, 233.

Comparative Tables, 66, 140, 152, 186,
214, 260. 314-15; Legislative, 292-3,
300-1; Executive, 294-5; Judicial,
296-7; Suffrage, 298-9; Army and
Navy Officers, 309.

Compensation, 52, 84, 90, 102-3, 145,
191, 192, 206, 307-10.

Complaint, 25, 61, 230, 231, 277,284,286.
Compromise
the Constitution,

124, 129, 169.

of

Confiscation, 165, 212.

Congress, Composition, Confederation,
111; Constitution, 123; Powers, 112,
153; Organization, 328.
Connecticut, 292-9, 312.

Conscience, Freedom of, 76, 228.
Consent of state, 217; to contract,
250, 263, 265.

Constable, 15, 25, 26, 35, 277, 279, 280,
282-5.

Constitution, State, 74; Defects of,
75; Provisions, 79; U. S., Origin of,
115; Outline, 120; Amendments,
221, 226.

Consul, 198, 207, 321, 350.
Contested Elections, 330.
Continental Congress, 111, 112.
Contraband of War, 353.

Contracts, 77, 174, 175, 249, 252, 350.
Convention, Constitutional, 73, 117;
Nominating, 182, 326.

Cooley's Constitutional Law, 170.
Copyright, 2, 157, 318.
Coroner, 50.

Corporate Powers, Town, 14; School
District, 19; Village, 35; City, 42;
County, 46; State, 74; U. S., 153;
Business Corporations, 257.
Corporation, Law of, 257.
Correction lines, 340-1.

Council, Village, 35; City, 41, 42;
Governor's, 93.

Counterfeiting, 156.

Counting Votes, 187, 324; of Electors,
334.

County, 43, 69.

County Board, 16, 35, 45, 61, 63, 269.
Court Commissioner, 51.

Court of Claims, 157, 205, 206.

Courts of the United States, 157, 205,
206, 306-9; of the States, 54-65, 99,
296-7.

Courts Martial, 230, 338.

Courts, State and Federal, 101.

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Dangers in each Form of Government,
247.

Debate, Questions for, 19, 38, 43, 65,
140, 147, 168, 194, 214, 248.
Debts of United States, 153, 241; of
Confederation, 223; of States in
Rebellion, 242.

Declaration of Independence, 109,
110, 111, 360; of War, 159, 351, 354;
of intention to become a Citizen,
319.

Defects, of State Constitution, 75;
of Articles of Confederation, 113;
in Contracts, 250, 251; in Commer-
cial Paper, 250, 263, 265; in Elective
System, 325.

Delaware, 292-9, 312.
Democracy, 244, 245.

Departments, Executive, 195-197, 310.
Direct Taxes, 128, 171.

Disability of Members of Legisla-
tures, 85; of Members of Congress,
127; of President, 189; of Vice-
President, 138, 139, 189.

District Court, State, 45, 58-64; U. S.,

157, 159, 160, 164, 205, 211, 237, 308-9.
District of Columbia, 164, 211, 219.
Division in Voting, 344.

Docket, 28, 281.

Dole's Talks About Law, 20, 24, 26, 58,
65, 238, 261.

Drafts, Law of, 261, 262, 265.

Duties, Official, Town, 14; Village,

35; City, 41, 42; County, 45; State,
90, 102-3; of President, 201; Vice-
President, 137.

Duties, Revenue, 149, 153, 172, 175.

Education, 18, 66.

Election, Local, 16, 37, 51; State, 89,
102-3; U. S. Representatives, 125,
141; of U. S. Senators, 134, 141, 333;
of President, 180-2, 184, 334; how
Conducted, 16, 323-5.
Elective Officers, Town, 14; School
District, 18; Village, 35; City, 40;
County, 45, 66; State, 88, 102-3;
United States, 180.

Electors, Voters, 125, 323; of Presi-
dent, 180, 181, 328, 334; of German
Emperor, 244.

Eligibility, of County Attorney and
Court Commissioner, 52; to State
Legislature, 85, 292-3; State Execu-
tive Officers, 88, 294; State Judicial
Offices, 296; U. S. House of Repre-

sentatives, 126, 127, 240; U. S Sen-
ate, 127, 136, 240; President, 188, 240;
U. S. Judicial Officers, 240.
Elliott's Debates in the Constitu-
tional Convention, 116, 117.
Emancipation, Thirteenth Amend-
ment, 238; in States, 343; Procla-
mation, 344, 362.

Enlargement of Village, 37; of Num-
ber of States, 72.
Equalization of Taxes, 97.
Equity, 208, 237, 238.

Evidence, 21, 23, 27, 59, 211, 230, 231.
Examiner, Public, 48, 96, 102-3.

Exclusive Jurisdiction of Congress. 163.
Execution, Issuance of, 29; Form
of, 282.

Executive, City, 41; State, 88, 102-3,
294-5; United States, 178; Officers
of U. S., 310.

Exports, Duties on, 172.

Ex Post Facto Laws. 77, 170, 174.
Extradition, 216, 337. 349.
Extra Sessions, 90, 201.

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Formation of New States, 72, 217.
Forms: Organization of Town, 269;
Elections, 270-2; Oath and Bond,
272; Roads, 273-277; Civil Suit, 277-
283; Criminal Prosecutions, 284-5;
Miscellaneous, 286; Probate Court,
286-289; District Court, 290-1.
Forms of Government in General, 244.
Forsyth's History of Jury System,
23.

Franchise, 16, 17, 19, 126, 240, 242, 248,
298-9, 323.

Franklin, Benjamin, 118.

Fraud, in Voting, 16; in Business.
251, 264.

Freedom of Conscience, 76, 228; of
Speech, 76, 228; of Assembly, 76,
228; of Person, 64, 76, 230, 231, 235,
238, 290, 323; from Unwarranted
Searches and Seizures, 76, 229, 230,
261; from Military Tyranny, 76,

228, 229.

Free Trade, 168, 169, 172.

Fugitives from Justice, 216, 337, 349.

Georgia, 169, 218, 219, 292-9, 312.
Government, why Established. 9-12,
121; Forms of, 244, 245; Criteria of
Good, 246; Dangers in, 247; all
Aristocratic, 248; Our Own, 248.
Governor, 88, 90, 102-3, 135, 294–5, 337.
Governor's Council, 93.

Grand Jury, 31, 32, 61, 77, 131, 230.
Great Britain, 106, 149, 360.
Green's History of English People,
21, 67.

Guaranties to States, 219, 252; in
Business, 252, 265, 267.

Habeas Corpus, 54, 64, 170, 290.
Hamilton, Alexander, 118, 199, 227.
Health, Boards of, Town (Super-
visors); Village, 36; City, 42; State,
97, 322.

High Seas, 158, 211, 348.
Historical Reviews, 19, 23, 67, 105,
110-120.

Homestead. How to Secure a, 342.
House of Representatives, State, 80,
86, 102; U. S., Establishment, 123;
Election and Term, 125; Qualifica-
tions, 126, 127; Apportionment, 128,
240, 312-3; Vacancies, 130; Sole
Powers, 130, 149, 183.

Houses in Legislative Body, why
Two, 80, 124.

How- Trial Conducted, 25-33, 59-64;
Probate Business Transacted, 54-
58; Copyright Obtained, 318; Pat-
ent Secured, 319; Alien becomes
Citizen, 319; Citizens are Protected
Abroad, 321; at Home, 322; Elec-
tions Conducted, 323; Nominations
Made, 198, 326; Congress Organizes,
328; Contested Elections are Set-
tled, 330; Impeachment is Tried,
331; Senators Elected, 333; Elec-
toral Vote Counted, 334; Extra-
dition, 337; Court Martial, 338;
Territories, 339; U. S. Survey. 340;
Secure Public Lands, 342; Slavery
Abolished, 343; Laws Made, 344;
Ambassadors "Received,"
350;
States Created, 72.

Idaho, 292-9, 312.

Ignorance of Law no Excuse, 249.
Illinois Local Government, 54, 70;
Minority Representation, 81; Offi-
cers, 292-7; Franchise, 298-9; Sla-
very in, 343; Representation in
Congress, 312; Survey of, 342.
Immigration, Board of, 98.
Immunities of Legislators,

84; of

Members of Congress, 145; of Citi-
zens, 215.

Impeachment, 89, 103, 130, 138, 139,
203, 331.

Implied Powers, 164, 165.
Income Tax, 243.

Incorporation, of Town, 16; of Vil-
lage, 35; of City, 39; of County, 45;
of State, 72; of U. S., 121; of Busi-
ness or Private Corporations, 258.
Indiana, 292-9, 312, 342.
Indictment, 62, 230, 290, 337.
Initiative, 86.

Insurance Commissioner, 95.
Insurrection, 162.

Intercourse, International, 348.

Interior, Secretary of, 196, 310.
International Law, 346-354.
Iowa, 292-9, 312, 342.

Measures, Weights and, 155.
Mecklenburg Resolutions, 358.
Meetings of Congress, 141.
Meridians of Survey, 340-2.

Issue, in Trial, 26; of Bills of Credit, Message, Mayor, 42;
174.

Governor, 90;

President, 180, 201.
Michigan, 46, 73, 292-9, 313, 342.
Military, Subordination of, 76.

Jefferson, Thomas, 184, 340.
Jevons' Money and the Mechanism of Militia, 162, 163, 228.
Exchange, referred to, 166.
Johnson, Andrew, 73, 199, 241, 333.
Journal, Houses to keep and Publish, 84,
143.

Mill's Representative Government, 246.
Miniature Government, 102.

Judges, 22; of U. S., 206, 306-9.
Judgment, in Trial, 28; in Impeachment,
138.

Judicial Power, Local, 24-29; County,
54-58; State, 99, 296-7; Ú. S., 207,
210, 237.

Jurisdiction of a Nation, 158, 348.
Jury, 23, 26, 61, 63, 101, 210, 231, 233,
276, 279.

Justice, Primitive Modes, 19; of Peace,
15, 273, 277; Court Proceedings, 24,
277, 281.

Justices of U. S. Supreme Court, 307.

Kansas, 292-9, 312, 342.

Kentucky, 218, 292-9, 312.

Labor, Department of, 197, 310.

Lalor's Cyclopedia, 118, 165, 170, 337.
Law-making, 91, 149, 344.

Law of Nations, 158, 346–354.

Minnesota, Tabular View of, 314-5;
other references to, 35, 40, 46, 54, 81,
292-9, 313, 342, 355-7.
Minority Representation, 81.
Minors, 49, 57, 250, 320.
Minutes of Town Meeting, 17, 270.
Mississippi, 292-9, 313.

Missouri, 292-9, 313, 342-4.
Monarchy, 244, 300, 302.
Money, 155.

Montana, 292-9, 313.
Montesquieu quoted, 231.
Morris, Gouverneur, 118.

National Banks, 317.

National Indebtedness, 223, 241.

National Supremacy, 121, 154, 155, 159–
165, 174-7, 224.

Naturalization, 155, 239, 290, 319, 349.
Navy, 161, 311; Secretary of, 196, 310.
Nebraska, 292-9, 313, 342.

Negotiability, 262.

Neutrals, 353-4.

Laws, Forbidden, 77, 87, 169-177, 228, New Hampshire, 218, 292-9, 313, 343.

235.

Legal Tender, 165, 174.
Legislation, Exclusive, 163.

Legislative Power, in States, 80, 292; in
U. S., 123; in Territories, 339.
Letters, of Marque and Reprisal, 159,
174, 352, 354; Testamentary, 56, 288.
Libel, 323.

Liberty Protected, 64, 170, 230, 238, 290,
323.

Librarian, State, 96.

Lieber's Civil Liberty, 65, 231.
Lieutenant Governor, 91, 294-5.
Life Protected, 50, 322.

Limited Partnerships, 256.

Lincoln, Abraham, 303.

List of Electoral Votes, 186, 334.

Local Self-Government, 13-104, 123.
Local Officers as State Officers, 103.
Losing Citizenship, 320.
Louisiana, 292-9, 312.

Macy's Our Government, 66, 70.
Madison, James, 118, 227.

Maine, 218, 292-9, 312.

Majority, 35, 142, 183, 185, 294.

Maritime Jurisdiction, 207, 211, 348.
Maryland, 116, 292-9, 312.

Massachusetts, 116, 218, 292-9, 312, 325,
343.
Mayor, 41.

New Jersey, 292-9, 313.
New States, 72, 217, 339.
New York, 218, 292-9, 313, 343.
Nobility, Titles of, 76, 173, 174.
Nominations, 182, 198, 326.
North American Review, 65.
North Carolina, 169, 218-9, 226, 292-9,
313.

North Dakota, 292-9, 313.
Northwest Territory, 340-343.
Notes, Commercial, 261, 262.
Notices, of Election, 16, 17, 35, 40, 270,
273, 324; for Roads, 17, 18, 274;
Summons, 25, 27; Probate Court, 55,
56, 57, 286-289; for Commercial
Paper, 265; of Constable's Sale, 283;
of Ownership of Land, 48.

Oath, of Office, 192, 224, 272, 282, 329;
in Impeachment Trial, 139; to Jurors,
27, 282; to Witness, 27, 282; to Com-
plainant, 284.

Ohio, 292-9, 313, 342.
Oil Inspector, 96.

Oligarchy, 244, 245.

Opening Statement, in Trial, 27.
Ordeal, Trial by, 20.

Order, in Legislature, 83; in Congress,
143.

Ordinances, Village, 36; City, 41; the
Ordinance of 1787, 218, 343.

Oregon, 292-9, 313.
Origin of Town, 13. 68; of County,
43, 68; of Village, 34; of City, 38; of
the Constitution, 115; of Govern-
ment, 9; of Consuls, 321.

Papers, 66, 132, 140, 147, 204, 214, 267.
Pardons, 91, 194, 197.
Parliamentary Rules, 82, 143.
Partnership, 255.

Passports, 321.

Patents, 157, 319.
Paupers, 66.

Pennsylvania, 292-9, 313, 343.
Person, Freedom of, 76, 228.
Pertinent Questions, 18, 33, 37, 42, 52,
65, 78, 87, 94, 98, 104, 109, 119, 132,
140, 147, 151, 165, 177, 192, 204, 213,
220, 223, 226, 236, 243, 252, 255, 257,
260, 267.

Petition, 16, 17, 35, 40, 76, 228, 269, 273,
286.

Pinckneys, 118, 354.

Piracy, 158, 352.

Pleadings, 26, 59, 277-8.

Political Party Defined, 326.
Poll List, Sample of, 270.

Pomeroy's Constitutional Law, 117,
240, 243.

Popular Election of President, 181.
Postmaster General, 196, 310.
Postoffices and Post Roads, 156.
Powers, Town, 14; School District,
19; Village, 35; City, 42; County, 46;
State, 72, 75, 87, 134, 174, 175, 235,
242; of Continental Congress, 112;
of Constitutional Congress, 153-174,
212, 217, 218, 228, 238, 242; of the
President, 194-201; of U. S. Courts,
207-210; of U. S. Government, 235;
of Corporations, 259, 260; of Attor-
ney, 254.

Practical Work, 16, 17, 33.

Preamble, State Constitution, 75;
National, 121.
Pre-emption, 343.
Preliminaries, 17, 25.

Presents from Foreign States, 173, 174.
President, of Village Council, 35; of

State Senate, 91; of U. S. Senate,
137; of U. S., 179–180, 194-204, 303,
334.

President pro tempore, 137, 304.
Prisoners of War, 352.

Privateers, 160, 352.

Privileges, see Immunities.

Probate Court, 40, 48, 54-58.

Prohibitions, 85, 169, 174, 175, 228-242.
Property, Security of, 76, 229, 230, 261,
323.

Prosecutions, Criminal, 27, 33, 54, 61-
64, 77, 210, 230-1.

Protection to Citizens, Abroad, 321;
at Home, 322.

Protective Tariff, 168.

Public Examiner, 48, 96.

Publicity, 42, 48, 55-57, 83, 143.

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Qualifications, of Voters, 126, 242, 298.
Qualifying, 51.

Quartering Soldiers, 76, 229.
Questions for Debate, 19, 38, 43, 65,
140, 147, 168, 194, 214, 248.
Questions, Pertinent, 18, 33, 37, 42, 52,
65, 78, 87, 94, 98, 104, 109, 119, 132,
140. 147, 151, 165, 177, 192. 204, 213,
220, 223, 226, 236, 243, 252, 255, 257.
260, 267.

Quorum, 41, 83, 142, 183, 185.

Railroad Commissioners, 95, 294-5.
Ranges and Townships, 340-1.
Ratification, of Amendments, 221; of
Constitution, 225; of Contract, 250;
of Treaty, 351.

Ratio of Representation, 128, 240, 312.
Reading of a Bill, 345.
Rebellion, 162, 240.

Recall, 87.

Recognizing a Government, 202. 347.
Records, 14, 35, 40, 46, 48, 51, 143, 214.
Redress, 18, 19-33, 58-64, 160, 351.
Referendum, 87.

Reform, Civil Service, 200; in Elec-
tions, 325.

Register, of Deeds, 48; of Treasury,
310; of Election Supervisors, 271, 323.
Regulation of Army and Navy, 161;
of Coinage, 155; of Commerce, 154.
Religion, 224, 228.

Remedy for Wrong-doing, 351.
Removals from Office, 37, 41, 51, 89,
104, 203, 315.
Replevin, 25.

Representation. 128, 240. 312-3.
Representatives. State, 80, 82, 84, 86;
Ú. S., 123-132, 240, 312.

Reprieves and Pardons, 91. 194, 197.
Reprisals, Letters of, 159, 174.

Republican Government, 219, 244, 245

Requisition, 337.

Reserved Rights, 235.

Resignations, 104.

Responsibility, of Officers, 203; of
Parties to Contracts, 249, 250, 254,
259, 265, 266, 267.

Restriction, on Members of Legislature,
85; on Members of Congress, 146.
Returns, of Constable, 30, 277, 280, 283;
of Election, 142, 324-5, 330.
Revenue, 66, 128, 169, 171, 172.
Review Papers, 16, 17, 18, 33, 66, 132,
140, 147, 204, 214, 237.
Revolution, Causes of, 106;
of. 111.

Period

Rhode Island, 117, 226. 292-9, 313, 343.
Rights. Personal, 75-77, 170, 174, 228-
235, 238: State. 217, 219, 221, 235.
237; Reserved, 235; of Accused, 33.
77, 210, 230, 233; of Neutrals, 353.

Roads, 10, 13, 15, 17, 46, 156, 273-277.
Rules, Parliamentary, 82, 143.
Rulers of Principal Nations, 302.

Salary, 52, 84, 90, 145, 191, 192, 205, 293-7,
307-10.

Satisfaction of Judgment, 291.
Schools, 18, 66, 73, 356.

Schouler's Executors and Adminis-
trators, 58.

286.

Searches and Seizures, 229,
Seat of Government, 163.
Secretary, Town, 14, 17; Village, 35,
37; City, 40; County, 46, 52; State, 88,
92; U. S., of State, 195, 310; of Treas-
ury, 196, 310; of War, 196, 310; of
Navy, 196, 310; of Interior, 196, 310;
of Agriculture, 197, 310; of Com-
merce and Labor, 310.
Security, 229, 230, 239, 322-3.
Senate, State, 80, 86, 90; U. S., Es-
tablishment, 123; Election, 134, 333;
Term, 134; Qualifications, 136; Va-
cancies, 135; Sole Powers, 138, 142,
198.

Sheriff, 25, 26, 50, 63.
Sherman, Roger, 118.
Slander, 323.

Slavery, 128, 129, 165, 169, 172, 216, 238,
242, 343.

Soldiers, Bounty-Warrants, 343.
Sole Powers, 86, 130, 138, 149, 184, 194.
South Carolina, 169, 181, 292-9, 313.
South Dakota, 292-9, 313.

Sovereignity, State, 111-5, 235; Na-
tional, 121, 154, 155, 159-165, 174-7,
224; of a Nation, 347-8.
Speaker, 130, 190, 295, 305, 329.
Speech, Freedom of, 76, 228.
State Examiner, 48, 96.

State Officers as U. S. Officers, 103.
States' Rights, 121, 217, 219, 221, 235,
237.

Statute (for Prevention) of Frauds,
251.

Story, Joseph, quoted, 116, 131, 147,
152, 165, 177, 191, 235.

Subpoena, 27, 231, 279.

Succession to the Presidency, 190.
Suffrage, 16, 126, 240, 242, 248, 298-9,
323.

Summons, 25, 277, 331-2.

Superintendent of Schools, County,
49; State, 50, 93.

Supremacy of U. S. Government,

224.

Supreme Court, State, 99; U. S., 205.
Survey, United States, 340-2.
Surveyor, County, 49.

Taxation, 15, 18, 66, 97, 128, 169, 171,
172, 316.

Temporary Appointments, 201.
Tennessee, 73, 292-9, 313, 358.
Term, Town Officers, 16; Village,
35, 37; City, 40; County, 51; State

Legislatures, 85, 292-3; State Ex-
ecutive Officers, 89, 294-5; State
Judicial Officers, 296-7; Territorial,
292-6; U. S. Representatives, 125;
U. S. Senators, 134; U. S. Judges,
205, 206; President and Vice-Presi-
dent, 179; Acting President, 190.
Territories, 72, 218, 329, 339, 355.
Texas, 292-9, 313, 360.
Timber-Claim, 343.

Titles, 76, 173, 174.

Town, Necessity of, 13; Corporate
Powers, 14; Officers, 14; How

Chosen, 16, 17; Incorporation, 16;
History, 68.

Treason, 211, 212.

Treasurer, Town, 14; School, 19; Vil-
lage, 35; City, 40; County, 46; State,
91; U. S., 195, 310.

Treaties, 174, 175, 198, 320, 338, 349,
350, 353, 360.

Trial, Primitive Methods, 19; in
Justice Court, 24; in District Court,
58-64; of Impeachment, 203, 331; of
Contested Election, 330; in U. S.
Courts, 210; Military, 338.
Troops, 160, 175, 194.

Two-thirds, 83, 143, 183, 185, 221.

U. S. Courts, 157, 159, 160, 164, 205-11,
237.

Unreasonable Searches, 229, 286.
Unusual Punishments, 234.

Use without Compensation, 230.
Utah, 292-9, 313.

Vacancies, 37, 41, 51, 89, 104, 130, 135,
189, 315.

Venire, 26, 280.

Verdict, 28, 138, 139.

Vermont, 218, 292-9, 313, 343.

Veto, Mayor, 42; Governor, 91; Pres-
ident, 149, 150.

Vice-President, 137, 180, 192, 303.
Village, 34.

Virginia, 116, 218, 292-9, 313.

Voting, 324; in General, 242, 298-9; in
Legislative Bodies, 344.

War, 106, 159, 175, 351-4.
Warrants, 92, 102, 280, 284.
Washington, George, 118, 199.
Weights and Measures, 155-6.

West Point Military Academy, 311.
West Virginia, 218, 292-9, 313.
Wharton's International Law, 347.
Wills, 49, 54, 286-9.

Wisconsin, 46, 54, 81, 215, 292-9, 313,
342.

Witness, 21, 23, 27, 279, 282.

Woolsey's International Law, 350.

Wright, A. O., quoted, 243.
Written Opinion, 90, 194.
Wyoming, 292-9, 313.

Yeas and Nays, 143, 344.

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