CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

NATURE AND CLASSIFICATION OF LAW, § 1.

CHAPTER II.

THEORIES AS TO SOURCE OF LAW, § 42.

CHAPTER III.

HISTORY OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LAW, § 66.

CHAPTER IV.

PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW.

I. Object and nature, § 118.

II. History, § 124.

III. Independent sovereignty; its inviolability and incidents, § 135.

IV. Acquisition of territory, § 151.

V. Treaties, § 155.

VI. Diplomatic and consular agents, § 163.

VII. Intervention, § 174.

VIII. Naturalized and other residents; slaves, § 177.

IX. Right to sea and river, § 185.

X. Right of search and condemnation, § 194.

XI. Piracy and privateering, § 200.

XII. Pacific remedies for wrongs, § 203.

XIII. War and its incidents, § 209.

XIV. Contraband, § 226.

XV. Blockade, § 233.

XVI. Rights of neutrals, § 238.

CHAPTER V.

PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW.

I. General Rules, § 252.

II. Domicil, § 254.

III. Personal status, § 261.

IV. Marriage, § 271.

V. Divorce, § 278.

VI. Parental relations, § 288.

VII. Guardianship, § 295.

VIII. Law of things, 298.

IX. Contracts, § 314.

X. Torts, § 337.

XI. Succession, wills, and administration, § 338.

XII. Business forms, § 342.

XIII. Jurisdiction of courts, § 343.

XIV. Evidence, § 345.

XV. Lis Pendens, 349.

XVI. Criminal jurisdiction, 350.

CHAPTER VI.

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW.

I. Preliminary considerations, § 359.

II. Principles of construction, § 368.

III. Relations of departments of government, § 388.

IV. Taxation, § 404.

L V. Regulation of commerce, § 418.

VI. Naturalization, § 431.

VII. Bankruptcy, § 439.

VIII. Money and bills of credit, § 442.

IX. Postal service, § 446.

X. Copyrights and patents, § 450.

XI. Piracies and felonies, § 452.

XII. War, § 454.

XIII. District of Columbia, ceded places, and territories, § 461

XIV. Treason, § 467.

XV. Incidental powers, § 468.

XVI. Bills of attainder, § 471.

XVII. Ex post facto and retrospective laws, § 472.

XVIII. Laws impairing the obligation of contracts, § 477.

XIX. Powers of executive, § 502.

XX. Powers of judiciary, § 516.

XXI. States as parties, § 530.

XXII. Habeas corpus, § 535.

XXIII. Reciprocal rights, etc., § 538.

XXIV. Guaranty of republican institutions, § 549.

XXV. Religious tests, § 553.

XXVI. Freedom of speech, of petition, and of bearing arms, § 555.

XXVII. Unreasonable searches, and general warrants, § 560.

XXVIII. Safeguards of liberty and property, § 561.

XXIX. Reconstruction and civil rights, § 584.

CHAPTER VII.

STATUTORY LAW, § 598.

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CORRECTIONS.

Page 78, 5th line of analysis, for "Scotius," read "Grotius."

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92, 3d line from top, for "1804," read "1790-91."

"107, 20th line of analysis, for "Hingham," read "Hengham."

118, 16th line from top, for "Edward IV. (1272-1307)," read "Edward I., (1303-1307)."

129, 3d line from end of text, erase "authorities."

"134, 21st line from top, erase "had reached a perfection."

313, 2d note, for "The Amy Green," read "The Ann Green."

316, 2d line of first column of note, for " 8 Howard," read "11 Howard, 47." "499, 3d line from end of second column of note, for "73 Mo. 39," read "102 Ill. 560."

503, 4th line of second column of note, for "Sup. Ct. Iowa," read " 59

Iowa, 148."

511, 3d note, last citation, for "73 Mo. 30," read "102 Ill. 560."

"544, 1st line from top, insert on application of the defendant."

625, 6th note, for "Sup. Ct. Mich., read "47 Mich. 481."