Massachusetts Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Volume 37H.O. Houghton and Company, 1864 |
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action administrator alleged amount appear assessment assignment ASSUMPSIT attached attorney bill blasphemy bond Boston Brigham choses in action cited claim commissioners Commonwealth contended contract conveyance conveyed Court court of equity coverture creditors Curtis damages debtor debts deceased declaration decree deed defendant delivered the opinion demand entitled equity evidence executor fact fee simple fendant granted ground heirs held husband indictment indorsed intent interest intestate Jonathan Davis judge judgment jury land liable lien mandamus Mass ment mortgage Nahant nolle prosequi notice objection officer owner paid parties paupers payment person petitioner Pick plaintiff plea in abatement possession proceedings promissory note proved purchase question received recover Revised Stat rule Samuel seisin SHAW C. J. delivered statute Suffolk Bank suit sureties tenant thereof tion town trial trustee verdict vessel wharf whole wife witness writ writ of right
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Halaman 220 - State ; and no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief; but the liberty of conscience, hereby secured, shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of this State.
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Halaman 129 - When any alien, who has complied with the first condition specified in section twenty-one hundred and sixty-five, dies before he is actually naturalized, the widow and the children of such alien shall be considered as citizens of the United States, and shall be entitled to all rights and privileges as such, upon taking the oaths prescribed by law.
Halaman 238 - There is nothing certainly more unreasonable, more inconsistent with the rights of human nature, more contrary to the spirit and precepts of the Christian religion, more iniquitous and unjust, more impolitick, than persecution. It is against natural religion, revealed religion, and sound policy.
Halaman 212 - The liberty of the press is essential to the security of freedom in a state; it ought not, therefore, to be restrained in this Commonwealth.
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Halaman 232 - All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness.