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 State : to which are Prefixed a Preliminary Report on the Plan of a Penal Code and Introductory Reports to the Several Codes Embraced in the System of Penal LawJ. Kay, Jun, 1833 - 745 páginas |
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... truth . The incongruities which have pervaded our sys- tem will disappear ; every new enactment will be impressed with the character of the original body of laws ; and our penal legislation will no longer be a piece of fretwork ...
... truth . The incongruities which have pervaded our sys- tem will disappear ; every new enactment will be impressed with the character of the original body of laws ; and our penal legislation will no longer be a piece of fretwork ...
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... truth ; and by impressing them on the minds of our constituents , render any attempt to undermine or destroy them , more difficult and more odious . Acknowledged truths in politics and jurisprudence , can never be too often repeated ...
... truth ; and by impressing them on the minds of our constituents , render any attempt to undermine or destroy them , more difficult and more odious . Acknowledged truths in politics and jurisprudence , can never be too often repeated ...
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... truth , for its operation on our unwilling minds , for the interposition of that power , which alone can stop the execution of the law , its stroke falls , and the innocent victim dies . What would not then the jurors who convicted ...
... truth , for its operation on our unwilling minds , for the interposition of that power , which alone can stop the execution of the law , its stroke falls , and the innocent victim dies . What would not then the jurors who convicted ...
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... truth ; the melancholy reverse forces conviction on our minds . Every where , with but few except- ions , the interest of the many has , from the earliest ages , been sacrificed to the power of the few . Every where penal laws have been ...
... truth ; the melancholy reverse forces conviction on our minds . Every where , with but few except- ions , the interest of the many has , from the earliest ages , been sacrificed to the power of the few . Every where penal laws have been ...
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... truth revealed itself to philosophers , who im- parted it to the people ; the strength of popular opinion at length forced it upon kings , and the work of reformation , in spite of the cry against novelty , began . It has been ...
... truth revealed itself to philosophers , who im- parted it to the people ; the strength of popular opinion at length forced it upon kings , and the work of reformation , in spite of the cry against novelty , began . It has been ...
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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.