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[All Of The State Officers Elect Will Assume Their Functions Following The Proclamation Of The President That The Washington Constitution Complies With The Enabling Act] (Oct. 12, 1889)
Newspapers
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A Constitution Adapted To The Coming State: Suggestions By Hon. W. Lair Hill: Main Features Considered In Light Of Modern Experience: Outline And Comment Together, 1889, William Lair Hill
A Constitution Adapted To The Coming State: Suggestions By Hon. W. Lair Hill: Main Features Considered In Light Of Modern Experience: Outline And Comment Together, 1889, William Lair Hill
Selected Books and Theses
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The Element Of Locality In The Law Of Criminal Jurisdiction, Henry W. Rogers
The Element Of Locality In The Law Of Criminal Jurisdiction, Henry W. Rogers
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THE Federal Courts have no common law criminal jurisdiction. The question was raised in the United States Circuit Court for the District of Pennsylvania, in 1798, in United States v. Worrall, 2 Dallas, 384, and the Court was equally divided in opinion. Iii 1818, Mr. Justice STORY, in United States v. Coolidge, 1 Gallison, 488, decided that there were common law offences against the United States. But this, as we shall see, was overruled by the Supreme Court. As early as 1807, Chief Justice MARSHALL, in Ex parte .Bollman, 4 Cranch, 75, had said, "This Court disclaims all jurisdiction not …