American Law Journal,

Vol. IV.

BEING THE FIRST

OF A

NEW SERIES.

BY

JOHN E. HALL, ESQ.

COUNSELLOR AT LAW, IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED

Morford, Willington, & Co. Charleston, S. C. Seymour & Williams, Savanna; Samuel Plea-
sants, Richmond; Isaac Riley, and Gould, Banks & Gould, New York; Mr. Backus, Albany;
Bradford & Read, Boston; and by the booksellers generally throughout the United

States.

SERGEANT HALL, PRINTER.

1813.

BEING

THE FIRST OF A NEW SERIES.

PAGE

ACTS OF CONGRESS, cited and explained. The Em-
bargo Act, 115. The Act of July 1812, prohibiting the
use of British Licenses, 485. Act of March, 1809, Non-
Importation Act of 15th January, 1811, 497. Act of
2d of March, 1807, 113. Acts of 25th February, 1793
and 22d April, 1800, respecting Patent Rights, 169.

ADVERSARIA

ALIENS may

two years

hold lands in Kentucky after a residence of

ALLUVION, the doctrine of, discussed

AMES, FISHER, character of

ANECDOTE

ASSETS. If a defendant plead no assets and payment,
the court will not direct the plaintiff to prove assets
ASSUMPSIT will not lie against an heir for the debt of his

ancestor

ATTACHMENTS, in Georgia, how regulated

In Maryland, money in the hands of the she
riff, under an execution, is not liable to be

attached

-

ATTORNEY, censured by the court, for misconduct
AURORA, case of the, in Rhode-Island

471

122

453

453

472

125

128

250

BAIL. Defendant cannot be surrendered in discharge of bail

before a judge at his chambers

BAKER, MISS POLLY, her defence against an indictment for

Bastardy

BASTARD. See Illegitimate.

BATTURE, review of the controversy respecting the
BAXTER U. BIAYS reported