REVOCATION - Continued. of wills, how made by the testator, 258. when made by operation of law, 258. RIGHT TO ASSEMBLE and petition government, secured by the con- reasons for this provision, 183. this provision implies that the petition should be respectfully treated, 184. RHODE ISLAND, boundaries, extent, constitution, history, and condi- the right of suffrage by the constitution of, 196. abstract of the statute law of husband and wife, and of homestead, RULES FOR ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE IN DELIBER- origin and purpose of the rules of order, 657. quorum, what this means, and how it is constituted, 659. how questions are decided, 659. how business may be introduced, 660. of the various kinds of motions, 661. of resolutions and orders, and the difference between them, 661. of a motion to adjourn, when it is in order, 663. of a motion that a matter before the meeting lie on the table, 663. of a motion for the previous question, purpose and effect of, 663. of a motion to commit, 665. of a motion to amend, 665. how committees are appointed, 667. of the committee of the whole, 668. privileged questions, 669. of the call to order, how it is made, and the effect of, 669. orders of the day, 670. how the presiding officer puts motions, 670. how a vote may be made certain, 671. how a question may be taken by yeas and nays, 671. how a motion should be made, 672. sundry rules and usages of debate, 672. of appeals from a presiding officer, how they are conducted, ana of reconsideration, purpose and effect of, 673. of a bill, what it is, and the stages through which it must pass to the preservation of order, that it is the purpose of all the rules of S. SEAL, what it is and how it may be made, 274. SEAL ISLANDS OF ALASKA, 162. SECRET PARTNER, who is, and law concerning, 533. SILK GOODS, manufactures of, in the United States, 69. SLANDER, the law of, 186. SOUTH CAROLINA, responds to Massachusetts, and declares for union, 10. boundaries, extent, constitution, history, and condition of, 123. the right of suffrage by the constitution of, 196. abstract of the statute law of husband and wife, and of homestead, STATE RIGHTS, reconciled with national sovereignty in the constitu- STATES, their unwillingness to give up the independence and sovereignty new, admission of, 94. constitution of the several, 107-156. STATUTE OF FRAUDS, 462–466. when the English statute of frauds was passed, and for what pur- statutes for the same purpose in our States, 462. provisions respecting special promises by an executor or adminis a promise to answer for the debt or default of another person, 463. when an old debt is extinguished by a new promise, 464. an oral promise to pay the debt of another, and also to do some an agreement made upon consideration of marriage, 462. a contract for sale of lands must be in writing, and signed, 462. an agreement not to be performed within a year, 464. legal meaning of this, is an agreement not capable of complete agreements which the statutes require to be in writing may be on the signature may be at the beginning, middle, or end of the paper, a contract for the sale of goods, wares, and merchandise must be shares in corporations or joint-stock companies are goods, wares, or STATUTE OF FRAUDS- Continued. the statute does not apply to contracts which have been partially a representation or assurance concerning the character or credit of construction of the statute, 626. of prescription, or limitation, at common law, 626. a new promise, form and effect of, 627. part payment, effect of, 628. of the statutory exceptions, 628. when the period of limitation begins, 629. the statute does not affect collateral security, 630. STOCK INSURANCE COMPANIES. FIRE.) (See INSURANCE AGAINST SUBMISSION, to arbitrators or referees, same as reference. (See ARBI- TRATION.) "SUBSCRIBED," how it differs from signed, 465. SUFFRAGE, the right and duty of, 189. citizenship does not of itself confer the right of suffrage, 189. a citizen of the United States must be a citizen of that State or the right of suffrage depends on the law of the State where a man the right of suffrage in the several States, 191-197. the importance of a due exercise of this right, 197. the dangers which threaten this country from a disregard of it, an oligarchy of corruption seems to be growing up, 198. SUICIDE, its effect upon a policy of life insurance, 600. SURETY, how the surety and the guarantor differ, and wherein they are T. TABLE, giving the square miles, population in 1870, population in 1790, TARIFF, what it is, 64. by what principles it should be governed, 66. how far it should pay a special regard to protection of domestia TAXES, argument for and against protection by tariffs, 66-68. divisible into direct taxes and indirect taxes, 64. how far regulated by a tariff, 64. how far regulated by a license, 64. TAXES-Continued. how far regulated by an excise, 64. the general established principles by which all taxation should be equality of taxation, 64. certainty of taxation, as to amount, time, and payment, 64. convenience of a tax to payers as to time and manner of payment, provision as to three-fifths of all other persons referred to slaves; the great question now is, should taxation be only for revenue, 65. TENANCY BY THE CURTESY, 210. TENDER, what is a lawful tender, and how it should be made, 466. of, 130. the right of suffrage by the constitution of, 196. abstract of the statute law of husband and wife, and of home- TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES, in the order in which TERRITORY, Indian. (See INDIAN TERRITORY.) TEXAS, boundaries, extent, constitution, history, and condition of, 146. abstract of the statute law of husband and wife, and of home- TRADE-MARKS, law of, 645–647. TRIAL BY JURY, secured by the constitution, 176. there are two kinds of jury, the grand jury and the petit jury, 177. how these juries are selected, 177. function of the grand jury, 177. function of the trial or petit jury, 177. venire, writ of, what it is, 177. impanelled, how the petit jury is, 178. history of trial by jury, 178. TRIED TWICE for the same offence, no one can be, by the constitu- tion, 179. reason for this provision, 179. U. UNITED STATES, government of, is the strongest government in the world, 4. USURY. (See INTEREST AND USURY.) UTAH, Territory of, boundaries, extent, history, and condition of, 157. V. VICE-PRESIDENT, his powers and duties, 50. VERMONT, boundaries, extent, constitution, history, and condition of, 126. the right of suffrage by the constitution of, 196. abstract of the statute law of husband and wife, and of home- VIRGINIA, boundaries, extent, constitution, history, and condition the right of suffrage by the constitution of, 197. abstract of the statute law of husband and wife, and of home- WAR, articles of, 79. W. what these articles prohibit, and rules respecting, 80. WAR POWER, Congress has power to declare war in such form as it thinks proper, 78. WARD, law of guardian and ward, 205–207. WARRANTY, in insurance. (See INSURANCE AGAINST FIRE.) WARRANTY DEED, what it is, 279. WARS OF THIS COUNTRY, 81-83. WASHINGTON, his proclamation in New Jersey in 1777, 11. his reply to letters of John Jay, 18. his letters to Colonel Humphries and General Knox, 20. chosen president of the convention to form a constitution, 21 WASHINGTON, Territory of, boundaries, extent, history, and condition city of, 164. WESTERN TERRITORY, conflict of opinion and interest as to the . WEST VIRGINIA, boundaries, extent, constitution, history, and con- the right of suffrage by the constitution of, 197. abstract of the statute law of husband and wife, and of home- WILLS, the law of, 255-265. the disposal of property by, 255. sometimes difficult to make an unobjectionable will, 255. any person of sound mind and of proper age may make a will; a married woman cannot make a will, unless in relation to trust directions how to make a will, 255. |