STATES OF THE UNION, -Continued. faith to be given to public records of, 16, 17. privileges and immunities of citizens of, 15, 16, 487. agreements of, are inviolable, 275. compacts between are inviolable, 275. STATE CONSTITUTIONS, in existence when United States Constitution was formed, 21. ordinance of 1787, 25 n. colonial charters, 26, 27. how modified when not providing therefor, 28. theory that the people are sovereign, 28. general rules for modification of, 30-37. right of people of territories to form, 30. right to amend rests in people as an organized body politic, 31. will of the people must be expressed under forms of law, 31. conventions to amend or revise, 32. limitations by Constitution of United States on power to amend, 33. are presumed to have been drafted with care, 58. (See CONSTRUCTION OF STATE CONSTITUTIONS.) removal of causes from, to United States courts, 12, 13. protection to personal liberty by, 345. (See COURTS.) STATE INDEBTEDNESS, prohibition of, will not prevent indebtedness by municipal corpora- STATEMENT, of defendant in criminal case, right to make, and effect of, 313- STATUS, of marriage, control of by legislature, 109, 110. STATUTES, (See DIVORCE.) directory and mandatory, 74-78. constitutional requirements must be observed, 130, 131. the two houses must act separately, 131. to proceed in their own way in collecting information, 135. introduction of bills, 137-139. three several readings of bills, 80, 81, 139, 140. yeas and nays, entry of, 140. what sufficient vote on passage, 141. title of bill, formerly no part of it, 141. constitutional provisions requiring object to be expressed, 81, 82, 141. these provisions mandatory, 150. evil to be remedied thereby, 142–144. particularity required in stating object, 144. "other purposes" ineffectual words in, 145. examples as to what can be held embraced in, 145, 146. effect if more than one object embraced, 147, 148. amendatory, 151, 152. requirement that act amended be set forth at length, 151. repeal of, at same session of their passage, 152. by unconstitutional act, 186. approval of, by the Governor, 153, 154. passage of, at special sessions, 155. when to take effect, 155 – 158. publication of, 157, 158. - presumed validity of, 168, 172-177, 182-186. power of courts to declare their unconstitutionality, 159, 169. nor solely because of unjust provisions, 164 - 168. may be unconstitutional in part, 177 – 181. instances of, 179–181. constitutional objection to, may be waived, 181. motives in passage of, not to be inquired into, 186, 187. STATUTES, -Continued. consequence when invalid, 188. retrospective, 369-383. construction of, to be such as to give effect, 184. presumption against conflict with Constitution, 185, 186. contemporary and practical, 67-73. ex post facto, 264 – 272. (See Ex Post Facto LAWS.) violating obligation of contracts, 273-294. (See OBLIGATION OF CONTRACTS.) unequal and partial, 389-397. of limitation, 364–367. STATUTORY PRIVILEGES, are not vested rights, 383. strict construction of, 389-397. STAY LAWS, law taking from mortgagees right to possession invalid as to exist- law extending time of redemption of lands previously sold is void, 291. stay of execution on existing demands for unreasonable or indefi- STOCK IN CORPORATIONS, municipal subscriptions to, 119, 213–219. when liable for debts cannot be released by legislative act, 292. power of cities, &c. to change grade of, 207. special assessments for grading and påving, 505 – 508. assessment of labor upon, 512. exercise of right of eminent domain for, 533. and for materials for constructing, 526. when owner of land to receive compensation, 563, 564. police regulations for use of, 588, 589. STRICT CONSTRUCTION, of laws in derogation of common law, 61 n. of statutes granting special privileges, 389 397. of statutes requiring gratuitous services, 393, 394. SUBJECT OF STATUTE, required in some States to be stated in title, 141–151. whether it is a delegation of legislative power, 116 – 125. SUBMITTING LAWS TO POPULAR VOTE,—Continued. authorities generally do not allow, 120. corporate charters, &c. may be submitted, 118. and questions of divisions of towns, &c. 119. and questions of local subscriptions to improvements, 119. to internal improvements by municipal corporations, 119, 213- submitting question of, to corporation is not delegating legislative power of taxation to provide for, cannot be taken away, 292. power of Parliament to change, 86. SUFFRAGE, SUIT, right of, in forming new constitutions, 28, 30, 34. restrictions upon, to be construed strictly, 394. constitutional qualifications for, not to be added to by legislature, who to exercise generally, 599. regulation of right of, 601, 602. (See ELECTIONS.) notification of, by publication, 403, 404. SUMPTUARY LAWS, (See ACTION.) odious character of, 386. SUNDAY, laws to prevent desecration of, how defended, 476, 477. SUPPORT, of children, liability of father for, 340. lateral, of lands, right to, 543 n. SUPREMACY OF PARLIAMENT, SUPREME LAW, Constitution, laws, and treaties of United States to be, 12. of a State, constitution to be, 2, 3. SWAMPS, drains for, 533. special assessments for draining, 510, 511. curing defective proceedings in, by retrospective legislation, 382, and representation to go together, 24 and note. exemptions from, by the States, when not repealable, 127, 280. must be by consent of the people, 117 n. license fees distinguished from, 201, 586, 587. by municipalities, power of legislature over, 230–235. unlimited nature of power of, 479 – 485. of agencies of national government by the States impliedly for- of agencies of the States by the national government also forbidden, of the subjects of commerce by the States, 485, 486, 586. taxing districts, necessity of, 495, 499. apportionment not always by values, 496, 501. assessments for local improvements, 497. benefits from the improvement may be taken into the account, general provisions requiring taxation by value do not apply to these assessments, 498. taxation of persons or property out of the district is void, 499, must be uniform throughout the district, 502. |