The Revised Code of the District of Columbia

A.O.P. Nicholson, 1857 - Law - 699 pages

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... writs of election to fill such vacancies . The House of Representatives shall choose their speaker and other officers ; and shall have the sole power of impeachment . SEC . 3. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two ...

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... writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended , unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it . No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed . No capitation , or other direct tax , shall be ...

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... writ with jailer on commit- tal of a prisoner . RECORDER . 69. Tenure of office of recorder . 70. To make oath and give bond . 71. To keep suitable books of record , and a seal . no other provision is made . Provisions as to the index ...

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... writ with jailer on commit- tal of a prisoner . RECORDER . 69. Tenure of office of recorder . 70. To make oath and give bond . 71. To keep suitable books of record , and a seal . 81 . no other provision is made . Provisions as to the ...

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... writs and pre- cepts in the name of the deceased marshal , until another shall be appointed and qualified . The defaults or misfeasances in office of such deputies , in the mean time , as well as before , shall be adjudged a breach of ...

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Declaration of Independence	1

Articles of Confederation	7

Constitution of the United States	17

THE REVISED CODE OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	33

Of fines	44

TITLE V	74

TITLE VI	94

Vessels PAGE	104

Claim and delivery of personal property	352

Of injunctions	354

Of attachments	356

Of receivers and deposits in court	364

Of issues	366

Of trial by jury	367

Of trial by the court	372

Of trial by referees	373

TITLE IX	116

Of religion church property and benevolent asso	123

Of incorporated companies	143

Of the internal police of this District	153

mals	162

PART II	177

TITLE II	209

Title by administration and of the settlement of	220

TITLE V Of title to real and personal property by special pro	255

TITLE VI	271

TITLE VII	277

Of trusts and powers and limitations of personal	286

Of the domestic relations	290

TITLE XI	318

OF COURTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES TITLE I Of courts and certain officers of courts PAGE CHAPTE...	321

Of the clerk of the circuit court	325

Of the orphans court and the proceedings therein	327

Of the register of wills	330

Of the district court of the United States for the District of Co lumbia	332

Of the proceedings in civil cases in the circuit court of the District of Columbia	333

Of the forms of civil actions and the parties thereto	334

Of the manner of commencing civil actions	338

Of the pleadings in civil actions	342

Of exceptions	374

Of new trial	375

Of judgment	377

Of execution	382

Of proceedings supplementary to execution	394

Of commissioners to convey real estate	397

Of the limitation of actions	398

Of costs	402

Of proceedings to review judgment	404

Of appeals	405

Of actions in particular cases CHAPTER 101 Of the foreclosure of mortgages	408

mine conflicting claims thereto	410

Of partition of real property	412

Of the enforcement of mechanics liens on buildings	417

Of the enforcement of liens on boats and other water craft	420

Of proceedings to enforce judgments against joint debtors and the real estate of deceased judgment defendants	422

TITLE IV	437

Of justices of the peace and their jurisdiction and pro	452

Miscellaneous provisions	485

PART IV	507

Of proceedings in criminal cases	566

Of prisons their organization and discipline	606

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action affidavit aforesaid apply appointed attorney authority cause cents certificate circuit court City and Georgetown claim clerk Congress constable construed conveyance corporation covenant creditor criminal court damages debts deceased deed deed of trust deemed defendant delivered deposit discharge District District of Columbia dower duty entitled estate in land exceeding execution executor fees filed forfeit give bond granted guardian heirs hundred dollars husband insane person intent interest intestate issue jail judge judgment jury justice land letters testamentary levy court liable lien manner marriage marshal mortgage notary public notice offence official bond orphans owner paid party payment peace Penalty personal property petition plaintiff preceding section premises President proceedings punished purchaser real estate record recover seal SECTION CHAPTER slave summons sureties surveyor take an oath therein thereof thereto tion trust United unless Washington City Washington county witness writ

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Page 13 - States, or any of them, nor emit bills, nor borrow money on the credit of the United States, nor appropriate money, nor agree upon the number of vessels of war, to be built or purchased, or the number of land or sea forces to be raised, nor appoint a commander in chief of the army or navy, unless nine States assent to the same...

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Page 8 - For the more convenient management of the general interests of the United States, delegates shall be annually appointed in such manner as the Legislature of each State shall direct...

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Page 7 - The said states hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other for their common defence, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever.

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Page 307 - The court may, before or after judgment, in furtherance of justice, and on such terms as may be proper, amend any pleading, process or proceeding, by adding or striking out the name of any party ; or by correcting a mistake in the name of a party, or a mistake in any other respect...

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Page 8 - Full faith and credit shall be given in each of these States to the records, acts, and judicial proceedings, of the courts and magistrates of every other State.

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Page 11 - States shall be divided or appropriated ; of granting letters of marque and reprisal in times of peace, appointing courts for the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and establishing courts for receiving and determining finally appeals in all cases of captures, provided that no member of Congress shall be appointed a judge of any of the said courts.

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Page 29 - But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice President of the United States.

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Page 12 - The United States in Congress assembled shall also have the sole and exclusive right and power of regulating the alloy and value of coin struck by their own authority, or by that of the respective States...

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Page 8 - In determining questions in the United States, in Congress assembled, each State shall have one vote. Freedom of speech and debate in Congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any Court or place out of Congress...

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Page 292 - The court may determine any controversy between parties before it, when it can be done without prejudice to the rights of others, or by saving their rights; but when a complete determination of the controversy cannot be had without the presence of other parties, the court must then order them to be brought in...

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Bibliographic information

Title	The Revised Code of the District of Columbia Making of modern law
Author	District of Columbia
Publisher	A.O.P. Nicholson, 1857
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	12 Mar 2008
Length	699 pages

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