A System of Penal Law, for the State of Louisiana: Consisting of a Code of Crimes and Punishments, a Code of Procedure, a Code of Evidence, a Code of Reform and Prison Discipline, a Book of Definitions. Prepared Under the Authority of a Law of the Said State : to which are Prefixed a Preliminary Report on the Plan of a Penal Code and Introductory Reports to the Several Codes Embraced in the System of Penal Law |
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... nature , of all the sentiments of humanity ; breaks the ties of gratitude and honour ; makes obedience to the law to consist in a dereliction of every principle that gives dignity to man , and leaves the unfortunate wretch , who has ...
... nature , of all the sentiments of humanity ; breaks the ties of gratitude and honour ; makes obedience to the law to consist in a dereliction of every principle that gives dignity to man , and leaves the unfortunate wretch , who has ...
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... nature of the punishment was fixed on , as the boundary between smaller offences , which are designated as misdemeanors , and those of a more serious nature which are called crimes . The last being such as are punished by hard labour ...
... nature of the punishment was fixed on , as the boundary between smaller offences , which are designated as misdemeanors , and those of a more serious nature which are called crimes . The last being such as are punished by hard labour ...
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... nature would do more in- jury to the morals of the people than the secret , and therefore always uncertain , commission of the offence . I was not a little influenced , also , by reflecting on the probability , that the innocent might ...
... nature would do more in- jury to the morals of the people than the secret , and therefore always uncertain , commission of the offence . I was not a little influenced , also , by reflecting on the probability , that the innocent might ...
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... Nature has strongly implanted this repugnance on our minds , for the wisest purposes : but this once conquered , it happens in the intellectual taste , as it does in that of the senses : in relation to which last , it is observed , that ...
... Nature has strongly implanted this repugnance on our minds , for the wisest purposes : but this once conquered , it happens in the intellectual taste , as it does in that of the senses : in relation to which last , it is observed , that ...
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... nature of the subject alone will , however , create an interest sufficient to promote in- quiry , and humanity will suggest arguments which I have not had sagacity to discover or the talent to enforce . Having stated the reasons which ...
... nature of the subject alone will , however , create an interest sufficient to promote in- quiry , and humanity will suggest arguments which I have not had sagacity to discover or the talent to enforce . Having stated the reasons which ...
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Page 130 - Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for God made man in his own image.
Page 69 - No person demeaning himself in a peaceable and orderly manner, shall ever be molested on account of his mode of worship or religious sentiments, in the said territory.
Page 69 - It is hereby ordained and declared, by the authority aforesaid, that the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact, between the original States and the people and States in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent...
Page 404 - ... in a sum not less than two hundred nor more than five hundred dollars, and imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than two years.
Page 249 - No person or collection of persons, being one of those departments, shall exercise any power, properly belonging to either of the others, except in the instances hereinafter expressly directed or permitted.
Page 142 - That if any person shall forge or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be forged or counterfeited, any...
Page 249 - The powers of the government of the State of Mississippi shall be divided into three distinct departments, and each of them confided to a separate body of magistracy, to wit: those which are legislative to one. those which are judicial to another, and those which are executive to another.
Page 679 - ... 2. In other cases, the judgment or order is, in respect to the matter directly adjudged, conclusive between the parties and their successors in interest by title subsequent to the commencement of the action or special proceeding, litigating for the same thing under the same title and in the same capacity, provided they have notice, actual or constructive, of the pendency of the action or proceeding.
Page 528 - ... upon such trial, the officers, whether judicial or ministerial, whose irregularity is complained of, as well as any other persons, may be examined to prove or disprove the facts alleged as the ground of the challenge.
Page 493 - If a party brought before the court or judge on the return of the writ is not entitled to his discharge, and is not bailed, where such bail is allowable, the court or judge must remand him to custody or place him under the restraint from which he was taken, if the person under whose custody or restraint he was is legally entitled thereto.