CONTENTS.

PART IV.

OF THE LAW CONCERNING THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS.

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LECTURE XXIV.-Of the Absolute Rights of Persons, .

The history and character of bill of rights,

1. Of personal security,

2. Of slander and libels,

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3. Of personal liberty, . . . .

And herein,

(1.) Writ of habeas corpus, .

(2.) Homine replegiando, . . .

(3.) Ne exeat, . . .

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4. Of religious opinion and worship, . .

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LECTURE XXV.-Of Aliens and Natives, . . . . . . 39

1. Of natives, . . . . . . . . Id.

2. The doctrine of allegiance and expatriation, . 42—49

3. Of children born abroad, . . . . . 50—53

4. Of aliens, . . . . . . . .

And herein,

(1.) Disabilities of aliens, , . . 53–56. 61-63

(2.) Of the ante-nati and post-nati, . . . . 56

(3.) Mode of naturalization, . . . . . 64

(4.) Special state privileges to aliens, . . 69—72

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LECTURE XXVI.--Of the Law concerning Marriage,

1. Marriages, when void, . . .

2. The age of consent, . . . .

3. Bigamy, . . . . . .

4. Marriage between near relations,

5. The consent of parents, . . ..

6. The forms of marriago, . . .

7. Foreign marriages, . . . .

LECTURE XXVII.-Of the law concerning Divorce, . .

1. Divorce a vinculo.

And herein,

(1.) For causes rendering the marriage void,

(2.) For adultery, · · · · ·

(3.) History of the law of divorce, . .

(4.) Diversity of law in the United States,

2. Foreign divorces,

3. Effect of foreign judgment and suits, . .

And herein,

(1.) Of foreign judgments, . . . .

(2.) Of lis pendens, . . . . .

4. Divorce a mensa et thoro, . . . .

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LECTURE XXVIII.–Of Husband and Wife, . . . . 129

1. The husband's right by marriage in the property of

the wife, . . . . . . . . 130

And herein,

(1.) To her lands in fee, . . . . 130—134

(2.) To her life estate, . . . .

Id.

(3.) To her chattels real, . . . .

Id.

(4.) To her choses in action, . . . 135—143

And herein, of wife's equity,

(5.) To her personal property in possession, .

2. The duties of the husband, . . . . Id.

And herein,

(1.) Of his obligation to pay her debts, . 143—146

(2.) Of his obligation to maintain her, . 146–149

(3.) of his liability for her torts, . . . . 149

3. The wife's power at law to act as a feme sole, . 150

And herein,

(1.) Of her power to purchase and sell land, 150–154

(2.) Of her power to sue and be sued as a

feme sole, . . . . . . 154—162

4. Her capacity in equity, . . . . . 162

And herein,

(1.) Of property in trust for the wife, . . 162–164

(2.) Her power over property under settlement, 164-166

(3.) Protection against her covenants and acts, 167–170

(4.) Her power to appoint by will, . . 170—172

(5.) Marriage settlements, . . . , 172—177

5. Other rights and disabilities incident to the mar-

riage union. . . . . . . 178

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LEOTURE XXX.-Of Guardian and Ward, . . .

1. Guardian by nature, · · ·

2. Guardian by nurture, . . .

3. Guardian in socage, · · · ·

4. Testamentary guardians, . . .

5. Guardians judicially appointed, . .

6. The duty and responsibility of guardians,

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LECTURE XXXI.-Of Infants, . . . .

And herein,

(1.) When of age,

(2.) Acts void or voidable, . .

(3.) How avoided or confirmed,

(4.) Acts, when binding, . .

(5.) Their marriage settlements,

(6.) Suits in equity against them,

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LECTURE XXXIII.-Of Corporations, ..

1. The history of corporations,

2. The various kinds of corporations, .

3. Their powers and capacities, . .

4. Checks on their creation, . . .

And herein,

(1.) Their ordinary powers, . . . .

(2.) Quasi corporations, . . . . .

May be indicted,

(3.) Corporations as trustees, .

(4.) Capacity to sue and be sued, and to hold and

sell lands,

And herein,

1. To hold lands, . . . . . .

2. To sue and be sued, . . .

3. Liable to taxation, . .

4. Sale of corporate franchises and property,

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5. Personal liability of the stockholders, see p.

272, n. b. . . . . . . 311

(5.) Capacity to hold to charitable uses, . .

(6.) Power to make contracts, . . . . 288

(7.) Corporate name,. . . . . . 292

(8.) Elections and by-laws, and right of inspection, 293

(9.) Power of removal,

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(10.) Construction of corporate powers and transfer, 298

4. The visitation of them,

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5. Their dissolution, . . .

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Legislative repeal, . . . . .

305

6. Corporate meetings, . . . . . .

7. Forfeiture of charter, . . . . . 312

PART V.

OF THE LAW CONCERNING PERSONAL PROPERTY.

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LECTURE XXXIV.–Of the History, Progress, and Absolute Rights of

Property, . . . . . . . 317

1. Of title by occupancy, . . . . . 318

Of wrecks, . . . .

321

2. Of markets overt, . . . . . . 323

3. The rights of alienation, . . . . . 326

4. Of sumptuary laws, . . . . . . 329

5. Of taxation, . . . . . . . 331

6. Of the claim of improvements on land, . .

7. The right of government to assume property, and con-

trol its uso, . .

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LECTURE XXXV.–Of the Nature and various kinds of Personal Pro-

perty, . . . . . . . . 340

1. Chattels real, and fixtures, . . . .

2. Qualified property in chattels personal, . . 347

3. Joint tenancy in chattels, . . . . .

4. Rights in action, . . . .

351

3. Chattel interest in remainder, . .

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LECTURE XXXVI.–Of Title by original Acquisition,

355

1. By occupancy, . . . . . . 1d.

2. By accession, . . . . . . . 360

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LECTURE XXXVII.–Of Title by Act of Law, . . . . 385

1. By forfeiture, . . . . . . . 1d.

2. By judgment, . . . . . . . 387

3. By insolvency, . . . . . . . 389

And herein,

(1.) of bankrupt and insolvent laws, . . . 389

(2.) Of bankrupt and insolvent laws discharging from

imprisonment, . . . . . . 397

(3.) Attachments against property, . , . 401

4. By intestacy, · · · · · · · 408

And herein,

(1.) Of granting administration, . . . . 409

(2.) Of the power and duty of the administrator, .

(3.) Of the distribution of the personal estate, .. 420

And herein,

(1.) of the English statute of distributions, . 420

(2.) Of next of kin by the civil and English

law, . . . . . .

(3.) Of distribution by state laws, . . 426—429

(4.) By the law of domicile, . . . . 430

(5.) Distribution as to foreign law,

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LECTURE XXXIX.-Of Contracts, . . . . . . 449

1. Of the parties thereto, . . . . . Id.

2. Of the lex loci, . . . . . . . 453

And herein,

(1.) The nature and importance of the doctrine, 453-457

(2.) The application to contracts,

ntracts, . . 457-462

(3.) The application to remedies, . . . 462

3. Of the consideration, . . . . . 463

4. Of the contract of sale, . . . . . 468

And herein,

(1.) of the thing sold,

(2.) Of rescinding and completing the contract, . 470

(3.) of the price, · · · · · ·

(4.) Of mutual consent, . . . ..

5. Of the implied warranty, . . . . 47 8

6. Of the duty of mutual disclosure, . . 4 82

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