STREETS, power of cities, &c., to change grade of, 251-256. liability for injuries in, &c., 255–257, n. special assessments for grading and paving, 612-626. exercise of right of eminent domain for, 655. and for materials for constructing, 646. when owner of land to receive compensation, 688, 689. police regulations for use of, 725. STRICT CONSTRUCTION, of laws in derogation of common law, 75, n. of charters, 231, 232, 486-488. of statutes granting special privileges, 485-488. of statutes requiring gratuitous services, 486. of statutes taking property for public use, 649-651. law for protection of, 744. SUBJECT OF STATUTE, required in some States to be stated in title, 169. SUBMITTING LAWS TO POPULAR VOTE, whether it is a delegation of legislative power, 137–118. authorities generally do not allow, 141. corporate charters, &c., may be submitted, 139, 226. and questions of division of towns, &c., 139. and questions of local subscriptions to improvements, 140. SUBSCRIPTIONS, to internal improvements by municipal corporations, 140, 263–273. power of taxation to provide for, cannot be taken away, 355. SUCCESSION TO THE CROWN, power of parliament to change, 103. SUFFRAGE, right of, in forming new constitutions, 40. restrictions upon, to be construed strictly, 486. constitutional qualifications for, not to be added to by legislature, 79. n. regulation of right of, 756-758. right of, not conferred on women by the new amendments, 15, n. SUNDAY, laws to prevent desecration of, how defended, 584. police regulations regarding, 725. SUPPORT, of children, liability of father for, 414. extent of, 6, 102-104, 208, 312. SUPREME LAW, Constitution, laws, and treaties of United States to be, 18. of individuals for public use 627, n., 642. whether necessity for, is a judicial question, 663, n. curing defective proceedings in, by retrospective legislation, 469-471. deeds given upon, may be made evidence of title, 451-453. conditions to redemption from, 453, n. TAXATION, See TAXATION. and representation to go together, 35, 36, 74, n., 137, n., 202. construction of grant of, 268. right of, compared with eminent domain, 691. exemptions from, by the States, when not repealable, 148, 337, 338. can only be for public purposes, 153, 207, 587, 598, 599. must be by consent of the people, 137, n. license fees distinguished from, 242, 243, n., 609, n. by municipalities, power of legislature over, 138, 260, 281-285, 333, n., 334, n. for internal improvements, 263–273. re-assessment of irregular, may be authorized, 258. TAXATION - continued. irregular, may be confirmed by legislature, 469-471. of agencies of national government by the States impliedly forbidden, 588-591. of agencies of the States by the national government also forbidden, 592. taxing districts, necessity of, 610, 615, 617. license fees and other special taxes, 611. assessments for local improvements, 612. benefits from the improvement may be taken into the account, 612, general provisions requiring taxation by value do not apply to these taxation of persons or property out of the district is void, 615-621. must be uniform throughout the district, 615. local assessments may be made in proportion to frontage, 624, 629. special taxing districts for drains, levees, &c., 627, 628. taxation in labor for repair of roads, &c., 630. difficulty in making taxation always equal, 630. hardships of individual cases do not make it void, 631. legislature must select the objects of taxation, 632. exemptions of property from, 633. constitutional provisions which preclude exemptions, 634. special exemptions void, 633, n., 634, n. legislative authority must be shown for each particular tax, 635, 636. excessive taxation, 638. the maxim de minimis lex non curat not applicable in tax proceedings, 638. legislative control over remedies for, 638. TEACHER AND SCHOLAR, control of former over latter, 225, n., 415. TECHNICAL RULES OF CONSTRUCTION, TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE, right to secrecy in, 371, n. TEMPERANCE LAWS, right of the States to pass, 716–720. TENNESSEE, divorces not to be granted by legislature, 129, n. title of act to express the object, 169, n. constitutional provision relating to amendment of acts, 180, n. right of jury to determine the law in libel cases, 394, n. privilege of legislators in debate, 547, n. religious tests for office in, 575, n. persons may be excused from bearing arms by money payment, 586, n. TERRITORIAL LIMITATION, to the powers of sovereignty, 4. to the exercise of power by the States, 149. to municipal authority, 263. to power of taxation, 615, 634. TERRITORIES, power of eminent domain in, 645. legislation for, 37, n. formation of constitutions by people of, 41. TESTS, test oaths, when may constitute a punishment, 317, 318. religious tests forbidden in some States, 574, n., 575, n., 586, n. TEXAS, admission to Union, 10. Mexican law retained in the system of, 33 n. special statutes licensing sale of lands forbidden, 117, n, legislative rules regulating pardons, 135, n. no act to be amended by mere reference to its title, 180, n. right of jury to determine the law in libel cases, 394, n. damaging of property in course of public improvements, 689. THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT, TIME, loss of remedy by lapse of, 447-450. and place are of the essence of election laws, 759. TITLE TO LEGISLATIVE ACT, requirement that it shall state subject, &c, is mandatory, 96-98, 169–180. TITLES OF NOBILITY, States not to grant, 28, 44. as distinguished from religious liberty, 571-574. cannot embrace pay for lobby services, 163, n.-166, n. TOWNSHIPS, 叠 importance of, in the American system, 226, n. distinguished from chartered corporations, 294. collection from corporators of judgments against, 295–301. not liable for neglect of duty by officers, 301. apportionment of debts, &c., on division, 291, 351. indemnification of officers of, 258. of the United States, to be the supreme law, 18. States forbidden to enter into, 23. TREATING VOTERS, laws against, 772. special statutes authorizing sales by, constitutional, 115. rights of cestuis que trust not to be determined by legislature, 123–126. TRUTH, as a defence in liber cases, 521, 537, 568. necessity of showing good motives for publication of, 568. |