Consuls, their powers and duties, 202, 120.

Copy rights, for what term granted, 139; how to be secu-
red, 140, 141; penalty for violation of, 141.
Counterfeiting, of coin and public securities, power of
congress to punish, 137, 138.

Coroners, how chosen, 238; duties of, 257, 258.
Corruption of blood, meaning of, 159.

Counties, states divided into, 255; corporate powers of
255; officers of, how elected, their

duties, 256-258.

powers and

Customs, officers of, 108, 109; collector, his duties, 108;
naval officer and surveyor, 109; appraisers,

their duties, 109; compensation of officers,
109, 110; manner of collecting, 110.

Declaration of Independence, when adopted, 48, 49.
Deeds of land, how proved, and recorded, 283-285.
Delaware, state government, 215, 216.

Democracy, defined, 31, 33.

Despotism, defined, 29.

District attorneys, how appointed, 238; their duties, 256,

District courts, how constituted, 207.

District of Columbia, 155, 156.

Domestic relations, 278-281.

Drawback, defined, 107; see duties.

Duelling, defined, how punished, 276.

Duties, different kinds of, 106.

Electors of president, 181, 182.

Electors in N. York, qualifications of, 230, 250.
Embargo, defined, 121; power of congress to lay, 121.
Embezzling, defined, and how punished, 275.

Entry of goods, how made, 110.

Errors, court of, 265.

Estates, different kinds of, 282; title to real estate, how it.
descends, 283.

Executive power, in what vested, 180; objects of, 180.
Ex post facto laws, may not be passed, 172.

Expressed and implied powers of congress, 168, 169.
Felonies on water and land, 145, 146.

Foreign ministers, 201, 202.

Forgery, defined, how punishable, 274.

Freedom of speech and of the press, secured, 175.

Freeholders, what constitutes, 282.
General fund, of what it consists, 254.
General sessions, courts of, 267.

Georgia, state government, 219.

Government, principles of, 17-34; defined, 28; its object,
28; different forms of, 29–34.

Governor of New York, power in passing bills, 230;
qualifications of, 233; how and when chosen,

and term of office, 232, 233; commander-in-
chief of militia, 233; his general powers and
duties, 233, 234; his salary, 252.

Great Britain and France, limited monarchies, 30; gov-
ernments of, how constituted, 30, 31, 32;

elective franchise extended, 33; constitution
of, not written, 34.

Guaranties to the states, 161, 162.

Guardian and ward, 280.

Habeas corpus, writ of, not to be suspended, 171.
Homicide, defined, 273.

House of representatives, how constituted, 60, 89; on what
principle of representation, 60, 61, 90, 91;
members, how chosen, 60, 89, 90; for what
term, 60, 89; qualifications of, 60, 90; how
apportioned among the states, 61, 91, 92; their
numbers, 61, 91, 92; ratio of representation,
61, 91; qualification of electors to choose
representatives, 91, 92; when to choose pres-
ident, 82, 183; power of impeachment, 92;
money bills to originate in, 103.

Husband and wife, relation between, 278, 279.
Illinois, state government, 224.

Imports, what they are, duties on, 106.

Indiana, state government, 221, 222

Indians, trade with, how regulated, 126; not foreign na-
tions, 126; offences committed by and against,

how punished, 127, 128.

Internal improvements, power of congress to promote,
how far it extends, 166, 167, 168.

Insurance companies, 299, 300.

Inspectors of common schools, 260, 263.

Judicial power, defined, an essential branch of govern-
ment, 202; wherein vested, 203; its objects,
84; independence, a requisite quality, 203;
what provisions are made for this purpose,
203, 204; judges, how removable from office,
71, 204; extent of jurisdiction, 204, 205; when
organized, 205; see courts.

Judiciary of New York, 264-271.

Jurors, grand and petit, how chosen, &c. 268-270.
Jury, trial by, secured, 175.

Justices of the peace, how elected, 250.

Justice courts, their jurisdiction, 270.

Kentucky, state government, 219, 220.

Kidnapping, 273.

Larceny, defined 275; how punished, 275, 276
Law of nature, defined, 25; universally binding, 25, 26.
divine or revealed, 26.

of nations, defined, 27.

municipal or civil, defined, 27, 28.

Legislative power of U. States, wherein vested, 80, 88;
propriety of its division, 88.

of the state of New York, wherein vested,
226; senate, how constituted, 226; assembly,
how constituted, 226; powers of each house,
226, 227; members of assembly, how chosen,
227; compensation of members, 229; their
disabilities, 229.

Legislature of New York, time of meeting, 230; when
elected, 231.

Letters of marque and reprisal, power to grant, where
vested, 148; words defined, 148; states may
not grant, 177.

Liberty, what it is, 22; natural, civil and political, 22, 23;
religious, secured by the constitution, 174.
Lieutenant governor of New York, election and duties
of, 234; his salary, 252.

Lords, house of, how constituted, 30.

Maine, state of, constitutional provisions, 210.
Maiming, 273.

Man, fitted for society, 17; for civil government, 19.
Manifest; see collection of customs.

Manslaughter, defined, and punishment of, 272, 273
Maryland, state government, 216, 217.

Massachusetts, state goverment, 211, 212, 225.
Master and apprentice, 280, 281.

Militia of New York, officers of, how chosen, 235.
Militia, powers and regulations concerning, 151-252.
Mint, officers of, their duties, 135, 136.

Mississippi, state government, 223.

Missouri, state government, 224, 225.

Monarchy, defined, 273; different kinds of, 30, 33.
Money, power of congress to coin, 134.

Murder, defined, and punishment of, 272, 273.
Navigation, defined, 117; domestic navigation encouraged
by discriminating duties, 117.

Navy of the United States, 150, 151; department of, 196;
secretary of, his duties and salary, 196; officers

of, how appointed, 196; commissioners of the
navy, their duties and salaries, 196.

New Hampshire, state government, 210, 211.

New Jersey, state government, 214.

New states, admission of; see admission of states.
New York, colony of, when and by whom settled, 40; by
whom discovered, and claimed, 40.

state, constitution of, 156-251.

Nobility, privileges of, 31; congress may not grant titles
of, 173.

Notaries public, how appointed, their duties, 297.

Obligation of contracts, states may not impair, 178.
Offences against the law of nations, and punishment of
146, 147.

Officers executive and judicial, of the state of New York,
how appointed, 236, 237.

Oligarchy, defined, 30.

Overseers of poor, how elected, 260; powers and duties,262.
Parent and child, relation between, 279.

Passenger vessels, regulations concerning, 118.

Passport, defined, 118; furnished at request of master of

vessel, 118.

Partnerships defined, 294; general and special partners,
294, 295.

Patents, rights how obtained, 141; for what term secur-
ed, 139; may be transferred, 143; penalty
for infringement of, 142, 143; patent office;
see state department.

Pennsylvania, state government, 214, 215.

Pensions, who entitled to, 195; see department of war.
Personal property, defined, 261, 282, 285, 286; title to,
how acquired, 286.

Perjury, defined, how punished, 275; subornation of
perjury, 275.

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Piracy, defined, power to punish, where vested, 143; how
punished, 144; slave trade declared piracy,
144; laws concerning, 144, 145.

Poll, definition of, 172; poll tax laid according to cen-
sus, 172.

Post office, department of, 197-200.
Powers of congress, 65, 66, 105--165.

President, term of office, 181; electors of, how appointed,
181, 182; mode of election, 81, 82, 183; qual-
ifications of, 183; vacancy in office, how fil-
led, 184, 185; compensation of, 185; oath of
office, 185, 186; his power and duty 186-

191.

Principal and agent, accountability of, 292-294.
Promissory notes, defined 296; when negotiable, and how
collected, 296, 297.

Property, real and personal, what consists of, 261; right
of property, 281.

Proprietary governments of the colonies, 42, 43;
Public debt, 59, 112–116.

Real estate, or real property, what constitutes, 261.
Registry of vessels of the United States, 117; fraudulent
use of register, penalty of, 117,

Removal of officers, 230.

Republic, defined, 31.

Restriction on powers of congress, 170-175.

Restrictions on the powers of states, 177.

Revenue cutters, by whom, and for what purpose provi-
ded, 111.

Revenue, defined, 105; power of congress to provide, 105;
see taxes, duties, customs, &c.