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 StateJ. Kay, Jun., 1833 - 745 páginas |
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... duty of magistrates , executive officers and individuals assisting them , should be pointed out by law and whereas the system of criminal law , by which this state is now governed , is defective in many , or all of the points above ...
... duty of magistrates , executive officers and individuals assisting them , should be pointed out by law and whereas the system of criminal law , by which this state is now governed , is defective in many , or all of the points above ...
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... duty of a particular officer to publish accurate ac- counts of all trials , remarkable either for the atrocity of the offence , or the importance of the principles decided in the course of the proceed- ing . Publicity is an object of ...
... duty of a particular officer to publish accurate ac- counts of all trials , remarkable either for the atrocity of the offence , or the importance of the principles decided in the course of the proceed- ing . Publicity is an object of ...
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... duty . It has an interest in the character of its administration of justice , and a paramount duty to perform , in render- ing it free from suspicion . It is not true , therefore , to say , that the laws do enough , when they give the ...
... duty . It has an interest in the character of its administration of justice , and a paramount duty to perform , in render- ing it free from suspicion . It is not true , therefore , to say , that the laws do enough , when they give the ...
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... duty in conducting the examination ; taking the evidence on the com- plaint , and ordering the arrest ; prescribes ... duties , and defines the authority , as well of officers as of individuals , who assist them in making arrests . It ...
... duty in conducting the examination ; taking the evidence on the com- plaint , and ordering the arrest ; prescribes ... duties , and defines the authority , as well of officers as of individuals , who assist them in making arrests . It ...
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... duty , the line traced by the law under which I was appointed , has been scrupulously adhered to . In its execution ... duties assigned to us ; and then , pushed off the stage by younger , more active , or more popu- lar candidates , we ...
... duty , the line traced by the law under which I was appointed , has been scrupulously adhered to . In its execution ... duties assigned to us ; and then , pushed off the stage by younger , more active , or more popu- lar candidates , we ...
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Página 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.
Página 14 - If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods...
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 563 - AB, if apprehended within the same [County], before me, or before some other Justice or Justices of the Peace of the same County, to be dealt with according to Law.
Página 427 - ... to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding six months...
Página 531 - ... in open court during the trial. If, during the retirement of the jury, a juror declare a fact which could be evidence in the cause, as of his own knowledge, the jury must return into court. In either of these cases, the juror making the statement must be sworn as a witness and examined in the presence of the parties.
Página 399 - ... be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars...
Página 432 - For taking away any female, under the age of sixteen years, from her father, mother, guardian, or other person having the legal charge of her person, without their consent, either for the purpose of concubinage or prostitution ; Is in.
Página 398 - The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the invaluable rights of man ; and every citizen may freely speak, write and print on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty.