 | William Ballantine - Entail - 1829 - 652 pages
...superintending power of the leg"is" lature in the mother country. But in conquered or ceded coun" tries, that have already laws of their own, the king may...ancient laws of the country remain, unless such as are " against the law of God, as in the case of an infidel country. (n) "Our American plantations are principally... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 828 pages
...modelled and reformed by the general superintending power of the legislature in the mother country. But in conquered or ceded countries, that have already...he does actually change them, the ancient laws of their country remain, unless such as are against the law of God, as in an infidel country.' Dr. Adam... | |
 | Beamish Murdoch - Law - 1832 - 260 pages
...new-modelled and " reformed by the general superintending power of the " legislature in the mother country. But in conquered or " ceded countries, that have already...ancient laws of the " country remain, unless such as are against the law of " God, as in the case of an infidel country. Our Ameri" can plantations are principally... | |
 | Thomas Edlyne Tomlins - Law - 1835 - 862 pages
...new-modelled and reformed by the general superintending power of the legislature in the mother country. A! ; hut till he does actually change them, the ancient laws of the country remain in force, unless such... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1836 - 694 pages
...new-modelled and reformed by the general superintending power of the legislature in the mother-country. But in conquered or ceded countries, that have already...own, the king may indeed alter and change those laws (27) ; but, till he does actually change them, the ancient laws of the country remain, unless such... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE - 1837 - 468 pages
...modelled and reformed by the general superintending power of the legislature of the mother country. But in conquered or ceded countries, that have already...ancient laws of the country remain, unless such as are against the law of God, as in the case of an infidel country. We come now to consider the kingdom of... | |
 | William Blackstone - Great Britain - 1838 - 910 pages
...new-modelled and reformed by the general superintending power of the legislature in the mother-country. But in conquered or ceded countries, that have already...own, the king may indeed alter and change those laws (20) ; but, till he does actually change them, the ancient laws of the country remain, unless such... | |
 | William Blackstone, James Stewart - Civil rights - 1839 - 556 pages
...newmodelled and reformed by the general superintending power of the legislature in the mother country. But in conquered or ceded countries, that have already...actually change them, the ancient laws of the country ' 1 Salk. 411. 666. Campbell v. Hall, Cowp. 204. " 2 P. Wins. 75. " Attorney General v. Stuart, 2 v... | |
 | Henry John Stephen - English law - 1841 - 626 pages
...difference between these two species of colonies with respect to the laws by which they are bound. For] in conquered or ceded countries that have already laws of their own, these /aws remain in force until changed by competent authority (ri), and the common law of England,... | |
 | Richard Burn - Ecclesiastical law - 1842 - 898 pages
...(ft) [See the Canongof 1838 printed (1) [Introd. iv. p. 190.] in the Appendix.] (m) [2 P. Wms. 75.] countries that have already laws of their own, the king may indeed alter and change these laws, but till he does actually change them the ancient laws of the country remain, unless such... | |
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But in conquered or ceded countries, that have already laws of their own, the king may indeed alter and change those laws; but, till he does actually change them, the ancient laws of the country remain, unless such as are against the law of God, as in... 
