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Principles That Should Govern In The Framing Of Tax Laws, Thomas M. Cooley

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The problem of suitable and justtaxation is one which is forever demanding solution, butnever solved. Adam Smith gave to the world certain rules which should governin taxation, the first of which was that "The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government as nearly as possible in proportion to their respective abilities - that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state." While most writers on political economy have been disposed to accept this as a sound and just rule, some have objected to it that it …

The Method Of Electing The President, Thomas M. Cooley, Abram S. Hewitt

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Twice in the history of the United States the nation has been brought to the verge of civil war by difficulties growing out of presidential elections. And yet no system was ever devised with more care to preclude any reasonable complaint.

A Treatise On The Constitutional Limitations Which Rest Upon The Legislative Power Of The States Of The American Union, Thomas M. Cooley

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In the Preface to the first edition of this work. the author stated its purpose to be, to furnish to the practitioner and the student of the law such a presentation of elementary constitutional principles as should serve, with the aid of its references to judicial decisions, legal treatises, and historical events, as a convenient guide in the examination of questions respecting the constitutional limitations which rest upon the power of the several State legislatures. …

Preface to the 4th Edition: "New topics in State Constitutional Law are not numerous; but such as are suggested by recent decisions have been …

Limits To State Control Of Private Business, Thomas M. Cooley

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The present purpose is to inquire whether, in the matter of the regulation of property rights and of business, legislation has not of late been occupying doubtful, possibly unconstitutional grounds. The discussion in the main must be limited to fundamental.-principles, aided by such light as legal and constitutional history may throw upon them, since the express provisions of the constitutions can give little assistance. They always contain the general guaranty of due process of law to life, liberty, and property, but in other particulars they for the most part leave protection to principles which have come from the common law. …

Georgia Constitution Of 1877 As Amended Through 1943, State Of Georgia

Current and Historical Georgia Constitutions & Related Materials

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Memorial Of Delegates And Agents Of The Choctaw And Chickasaw Nations Of Indians, Remonstrating Against The Passage Of Senate Bill No. 107, To Enable Indians To Become Citizens.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Memorial Of Delegates of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations. [1785] Against a bill allowing Indians to become citizens; could violate the treaties of 1832, 1855, and 1866.

Papers Relating To The Foreign Relations Of The United States, Transmitted To Congress, With The Annual Message Of The President, December 3, 1877

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Hayes. 3 Dec. HED 1. 45-2, v1-10, 7184p. [1793-1802] Nez Perce campaign; recommends abolishment of tribal relations, and citizenship for Indians; annual report of the Sec. of War (Serials 1794-1978); annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serials 1800-1801); annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 1800); annual report of the CIA (Serial 1800). including the Nez Perce and Sioux wars. removals to Indian Territory, the Sioux Commission. the Sitting Bull Commission. Alaska Indians, and reports of Supts ..agents. schools. and farms; etc.

Report Of The Clerk Of The Court Of Claims, Communicating, In Obedience To Law, A Statement Of All Judgments Rendered By Said Court For The Year Ending December 3, 1877.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Judgements of the Court of Claims. [1785] Cases involving Indians.

Annual Report Of The Secretary Of The Treasury On The State Of The Finances For The Year 1877.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Annual Report of the Sec. of the Treasury. [1803] Year ending 30 June 1877; Indian expenses.

Statements Showing, I. Appropriations Made During The First Session Of The Forty-Fifth Congress. Ii. Offices Created, And The Salaries Thereof. Iii. The Offices The Salaries Of Which Have Been Increased, With The Amount Of Such Increase, During The Same Period

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Statements of Apporpriations. [1774] During the 1st session, 45th Congress; Indian expenses.

James T. Fant V. The Auditor Of Public Accounts, Thomas M. Cooley

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Two district attorneys complained that they were unlawfully deprived of their salary when the number of attorneys was reduced from thirteen to eleven by legislative action -- $1200 each. With the reduction in number of attorneys came the move to limit these two attorneys to service only in their counties of residence and a reduction in salary to $100 each. "When by law provision has been made for a certain number, and they have been lawfully chosen, they are protected for the term, as they would have been had the constitution itself indicated how many there should be."

Report : Memorial Of B. Hollday

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Report : Memorial of B. Hollday. [1789] Indian depredations while carrying mail from the Missouri River to Salt Lake City, Utah, during 1860-1866.

Testimony Taken By The Committee On Military Affairs In Relation To The Texas Border Troubles.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Testimony on Texas Border Troubles. [1820] Indian raids from Mexico. Gen. Jackson's pursuit of Seminoles into Spanish territory in 1818 is mentioned as a precedent for incursions into Mexico.

Report Of The Secretary Of War; Being Part Of The Message And Documents Communicated To The Two Houses Of Congress At The Beginning Of The Second Session Of The Forty-Fifth Congress : Report Of The Secretary Of War, 1877

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Hayes. 3 Dec. HED 1. 45-2, v1-10, 7184p. [ 1793-1802] Nez Perce campaign; recommends abolishment of tribal relations, and citizenship for Indians; annual report of the Sec. of War (Serials 1794-1978); annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serials 1800-1801); annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 1800); annual report of the CIA (Serial 1800). including the Nez Perce and Sioux wars. removals to Indian Territory, the Sioux Commission. the Sitting Bull Commission. Alaska Indians, and reports of Supts ..agents. schools. and farms; etc.

Message From The President Of The United States, In Answer To A Resolution Of The House Of Representatives, Transmitting Reports From The Secretaries Of State And Of War In Reference To Mexican Border Troubles

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Mexican Border Troubles. [1773] Incursions of marauding Indians and Mexicans into Texas; Kickapoo, Lipan, and other tribes.

Report Of The Secretary Of The Interior; Being Part Of The Message And Documents Communicated To The Two Houses Of Congress At The Beginning Of The Second Session Of The Forty-Fifth Congress : Report Of The Secretary Of The Interior, 1877

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Hayes. 3 Dec. HED 1. 45-2, v1-10, 7184p. [1793-1802] Nez Perce campaign; recommends abolishment of tribal relations, and citizenship for Indians; annual report of the Sec. of War (Serials 1794-1978); annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serials 1800-1801); annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 1800); annual report of the CIA (Serial 1800). including the Nez Perce and Sioux wars. removals to Indian Territory, the Sioux Commission. the Sitting Bull Commission. Alaska Indians, and reports of Supts ..agents. schools. and farms; etc.

Report Of The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, 1877

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Hayes. 3 Dec. HED 1. 45-2, v1-10, 7184p. [ 1793-1802] Nez Perce campaign; recommends abolishment of tribal relations, and citizenship for Indians; annual report of the Sec. of War (Serials 1794-1978); annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serials 1800-1801); annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 1800); annual report of the CIA (Serial 1800). including the Nez Perce and Sioux wars. removals to Indian Territory, the Sioux Commission. the Sitting Bull Commission. Alaska Indians, and reports of Supts., agents. schools. and farms; etc.

Report Of The Commissioner Of The General Land Office, 1877

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Hayes. 3 Dec. HED 1. 45-2, v1-10, 7184p. [ 1793-1802] Nez Perce campaign; recommends abolishment of tribal relations, and citizenship for Indians; annual report of the Sec. of War (Serials 1794-1978); annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serials 1800-1801); annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 1800); annual report of the CIA (Serial 1800). including the Nez Perce and Sioux wars. removals to Indian Territory, the Sioux Commission. the Sitting Bull Commission. Alaska Indians, and reports of Supts ..agents. schools. and farms; etc.

Report Of The Secretary Of The Interior; Being Part Of The Message And Documents Communicated To The Two Houses Of Congress At The Beginning Of The Second Session Of The Forty-Fifth Congress : Annual Report Of The Commissioner Of Education, 1877

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Hayes. 3 Dec. HED 1. 45-2, v1-10, 7184p. [ 1793-1802] Nez Perce campaign; recommends abolishment of tribal relations, and citizenship for Indians; annual report of the Sec. of War (Serials 1794-1978); annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serials 1800-1801); annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 1800); annual report of the CIA (Serial 1800). including the Nez Perce and Sioux wars. removals to Indian Territory, the Sioux Commission. the Sitting Bull Commission. Alaska Indians, and reports of Supts., agents, schools. and farms; etc.

Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, Communicating, In Answer To A Senate Resolution Of October 22, 1877, A Copy Of The Report Of The Government Directors Of The Union Pacific Railroad For The Year Ending June 30, 1877.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Report of the Union Pacific Railroad. 25 Oct. SED 2, 45-1, v1, 17p. [1780] Proposed construction of a railroad through the Black Hills; would have a positive effect in settling the Indian troubles there.

Message From The President Of The United States, Transmitting To The House Of Representatives The Report Of A Board Of Inquiry To Examine Into The Causes Of The Fire Which Destroyed A Part Of The Interior Department Building

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Interior Dept. Fire. [1773] Loss of records in the OIA.

Letter From The Secretary Of The Treasury, Transmitting Estimates Of Appropriations Required For The Service Of The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1879

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Estimates of Appropriations. [1805] Year ending 30 June 1878; Indian expenses.

1877–1878 Catalogue, University Of Notre Dame

Bulletins of Information

Law Department, pages 29–30.

David Maynard Et Al V. Fractional School District, & C., Thomas M. Cooley

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"A bequest to the members composing the School District by name, and to their successors in office, of moneys to be expended in the purchase of books for a district library -- thy being the officers designated by law to preform similar duties for the district -- is in effect a bequest to the district."

Lucy M. Maynard by her last will directed the residue of her estate be sold and the monies be placed at the disposal of the District Board of the Fractional School District in Milan and York, Michigan, and used for library supplies. "The validity of …

Certain Indian Lands In The State Of Kansas

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Indian Lands in Kansas. [1770] Question of title to the Black Bob Shawnee lands; settlers have moved onto the lands.

The Creek Orphan-Fund

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Report on the Creek Orphan Fund. [1770] Creek claims regarding the fund established by the treaty of 24 Mar. 1832.

Statements Showing, I. Appropriations Made During The Second Session Of The Forty-Fourth Congress. Ii. Offices Created, And The Salaries Thereof. Iii. The Offices The Salaries Of Which Have Been Increased With The Amount Of Such Increase, During The Same Period

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Statements of Appropriations. [1762] During the 2d session, 44th Congress; Indian expenses.

Material Taken From Streets In Grading--Rights Of Adjoining Lot-Owner, Thomas M. Cooley

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"In grading a street for the purpose of paving, it was necessary to remove earth which the city had no occasion for, and the street commissioner sold the same to a party who removed and used it. In an action to recover the purchase-price the purchaser defended, claiming that the city did not own the earth, but that it was owned by the adjoining lot-owners..."

Report : Petition Of T. Walker.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Report : Petition of T. Walker. [1732] Land offices in Kansas allowed clerks because of the magnitude of sales of Osage, and other Indian lands.

Petition Of B. F. Overton, Governor, And Thomas W. Johnson And John E. Anderson, Commissioners, On Behalf Of The Chickasaw Nation, To The Congress Of The United States

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Petition on Behalf of the Chickasaw Nation. [1762] Ask payment of interest due under the treaties of 1832, 1834, 1852, and 1866.