Treason and Rebellion: Being in Part the Legislation of Congress and of the State of California Thereon, Together with the Recent Charge by Judge Field, of the U.S. Supreme Court ... With Notes |
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... ; " nor shall any punish- ment or proceedings under said act be so construed as to work a forfeiture of the real estate of the offender beyond his natural life . ་ Treasury , from and after the passage of this Act 12.
... ; " nor shall any punish- ment or proceedings under said act be so construed as to work a forfeiture of the real estate of the offender beyond his natural life . ་ Treasury , from and after the passage of this Act 12.
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... natural person , or his attorney , a written notice , objecting to the further prosecution of said suit , on the ground of the disloyalty of the plaintiff ; and thereupon all proceedings in said suit shall be stayed until said plaintiff ...
... natural person , or his attorney , a written notice , objecting to the further prosecution of said suit , on the ground of the disloyalty of the plaintiff ; and thereupon all proceedings in said suit shall be stayed until said plaintiff ...
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... natural person or his Attorney , a similar notice to the one provided for in the preceding section , object- ing , on like ground , to the introduction of such counter claim or affirmative matter ; and thereupon , if the defendant shall ...
... natural person or his Attorney , a similar notice to the one provided for in the preceding section , object- ing , on like ground , to the introduction of such counter claim or affirmative matter ; and thereupon , if the defendant shall ...
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... nature of your duties , and the impartial spirit with which those duties should be discharged . You are impanneled to inquire into and true present- ment make of all public offenses against the United States , com- mitted or triable ...
... nature of your duties , and the impartial spirit with which those duties should be discharged . You are impanneled to inquire into and true present- ment make of all public offenses against the United States , com- mitted or triable ...
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... natural and local . " Natural allegiance , " he says , " is that which is due from every man who is born a member of the society . His birth in the State entitles him to peculiar privileges , which are with great propriety called his ...
... natural and local . " Natural allegiance , " he says , " is that which is due from every man who is born a member of the society . His birth in the State entitles him to peculiar privileges , which are with great propriety called his ...
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Page 1 - ... approved July 17, 1862, and which sections are in the words and figures following : SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That all slaves of persons who shall hereafter be engaged in rebellion against the Government of the United States, or who shall in any way give aid or comfort thereto, escaping from such persons and taking refuge within the lines of the army ; and all slaves captured from such persons or deserted by them, and coming under the control of the Government of the United States ;...
Page 33 - On the contrary, if war be actually levied, that is, if a body of men be actually assembled for the purpose of effecting by force a treasonable purpose, all those who perform any part, however minute, or however remote from the scene of action, and who are actually leagued in the general conspiracy, are to be considered as traitors.
Page 36 - Be it enacted by the Senate and Bouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Housing Amendments of 1957".
Page 26 - Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States and having knowledge of the commission of any treason against them, conceals and does not, as soon as may be, disclose and make known the same to the President or to some judge of the United States, or to the governor or to some judge or justice of a particular State, is guilty of misprision of treason and shall be imprisoned not more than seven years, and fined not more than one thousand dollars.
Page 6 - ... shall be deemed guilty of felony, and on conviction thereof shall be confined in the State penitentiary for...
Page 13 - ... incite, set on foot, assist, or engage in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States, or the laws thereof, or shall give aid and comfort thereto, or shall engage in or give aid and comfort to any such existing rebellion or insurrection.
Page 27 - ... when a man doth compass or imagine the death of our lord the king, of my lady his queen, or of their eldest son and heir ; or if a man do violate the king's companion or the king's eldest daughter unmarried, or the wife of the king's eldest son and heir...
Page 23 - ... is the provision which specially applies to our present case. This provision plainly attests the understanding of those who made the Constitution, that ordinary courts of justice are inadequate to "cases of...