A CRITICAL DISCUSSION OF ITS GENESIS,
DEVELOPMENT, AND INTERPRETATION.

BY

JOHN RANDOLPH TUCKER, LL. D.,

LATE PROFESSOR OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LAW AND EQUITY,
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY.

EDITED BY

HENRY ST. GEORGE TUCKER,

PROFESSOR OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LAW AND EQUITY
IN WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY.

CONTENTS.

VOLUME II.

CHAPTER X-CONTINUED.

THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT (continued)

Pages.

519-666

To regulate commerce, etc., 519, 558. To "establish a uniform

rule of naturalization," 558, 559. To control bankruptcy, 559–563.

To punish counterfeiting, 564, 565. To establish post-offices, etc.,

565–572. Power over copyrights and patents, 572, 573. To estab-

lish inferior courts, 573–576. To declare war, raise and support

armies, provide and maintain a navy, etc., 576-581. Power over

the militia, etc., 581-597. Over the seat of government, 597-600.

The co-efficient power, 600-602. To admit new States, 602–610.

New States, of what constituted and how admitted, 610, 616.

Power to punish treason, 616-624. Power over public acts, rec-

ords, etc., 624-627. Privileges and immunities of citizens, 627-

634. Guarantee of republican form of government, 634-642. Ex-

press limitations on Federal power, 642-652. Prohibition against

bills of attainder and ex post facto laws, 652-666.

CHAPTER XL

THE FIRST TEN AMENDMENTS

667-692

The First Amendment, 667-671. The Second and Third Amend-

ments, 671, 672. The Fourth Amendment, 672, 673. The Fifth

Amendment, 673-678. The Sixth Amendment, 678-682. The

Seventh Amendment, 682–686. The Eighth Amendment, 686,

687. The Ninth Amendment, 687-689. The Tenth Amendment,

689-692.

The President possesses executive powers and none other, 693,

694. The President an officer of the United States, 694. Man-

ner of electing; by electors, 695-701. Change in mode of elect-

ing by Twelfth Amendment, 701, 702. The Tilden-Hayes con-

tested election, 702-704. Number of electoral votes necessary

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