no standing in our courts contract with citizen illegal contract made before war suspended members of foreign corporation presumed to be trade mark, protected, as well as citizen's, in the use of (See CITIZEN; CITIZENSHIP; NATURALIZATION; EXPATRIATION.) 137, 138 138 138 377 543 121 local; as to foreign ship of war in domestic waters local, when crime the result of cause set in motion in another State 119-121 120, 121 121 122 123 123 122 124. in a will, extrinsic evidence admissible to remove distinction between latent and patent discarded uncertainty as distinguished from, extrinsic evidence not admissible AMENDMENTS, to United States' Constitution, do not affect States, except XIII., 42, 50, 54, 67, 70 theories of Magna Charta adopted in Fifth Amendment 46 50, 51 meaning of "due process of law" as found in Fifth 68, 69 meaning of "excessive bail and fines," etc., as used in Eighth . 69-71 [References are to Pages.] AMENDMENTS-continued. meaning of "common law" as used in Seventh does not include equity nor Admiralty Fourteenth, first and fifth sections of, considered 71 71 71 72-77 (See CITIZEN; DUE PROCESS OF LAW; POLICE POWER; CIVIL RIGHTS.) 102 privileges and immunities of citizens under Fourteenth 130, 131, 353 314 privileges and immunities in, does not refer to corporations to statutes. (See STATUTE LAW.) distinction between a concession by a single creditor and one by two 384 562-565 562-565 565 564 565, 566 assignee is trustee for creditors and liable as such 565 565 or more BAIL, and fines excessive, meaning of as used in Eighth Amendment constitutional provision as to, operates on Congress as well as Execu- tive and Judiciary sum fixed should not be so large as to prevent giving doctrine of respondeat superior in use of property not applicable. BANKRUPT STATUTES OF THE UNITED STATES. power of Congress to pass laws as to. proceedings under former United States bankrupt law the court having direct jurisdiction and its officers involuntary proceedings to realize the estate proceedings peculiar to partnerships and corporations. the discharge vests debtor's property in the court 567, 568 569 569, 570 570 570, 573 573, 574 574,575 571 conveyance by register to assignee in. 571 corporeal and incorporeal property and rights of action except for 571 fraud as an element in proceedings of District Court has exclusive jurisdiction in settling claims assignee is confined to those existing at commence- exemptions under the bankrupt law only claims provable discharged by moral obligation of a debtor discharged in, to pay debt in full, good mutual relation of State and Federal courts in cases of, rules govern- strangers may have rights which can be enforced in ordinary 574 574, 575 575 575-577 575 575, 576 State sheriff must obey District Court's injunction. 576 576 bankruptcy court may control foreclosure against estate cases where proceedings were instituted in State Court before commencement of bankrupt proceedings liens created by prior contract not disturbed by constitutional restrictions upon a State from discharging an insol- . 578-581 rights of foreign assignees in bankruptcy and insolvency. 576 577 577, 578 577 577, 578 BASTARDY, adulterine, what is [References are to Pages.] BILL OF ATTAINDER — continued. Act providing for specified oath for admission to bar Supreme Court 53 53 prohibition against applies whether punishment absolute or conditional 53 BILL OF RIGHTS, provisions of copied extensively in U. S. and State constitutions. BOOTY, as a method of acquiring title to personal property duty of next of kin as to. of executor or administrator 53 48 48 BY-LAWS. (See CORPORATIONS; STOCK CORPORATIONS.) of married women to contract, etc. (See HUSBAND AND WIFE.) devises to, under statute of wills under New York statutes (1) express authority necessary; (2) avoided by principle of equitable conversion; (3) foreign 372, 373 92 336 351, 386, 387 371 |