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... tender its thanks to Mr. Jones for the able paper which he has presented to us . ( Adopted unani- mously . ) The ... Law Reform . ( No response . ) The next report is that of the Judiciary Committee . ( No response . ) Report of the Committee ...
... tender its thanks to Mr. Jones for the able paper which he has presented to us . ( Adopted unani- mously . ) The ... Law Reform . ( No response . ) The next report is that of the Judiciary Committee . ( No response . ) Report of the Committee ...
Page 181
... currency , issued by the old confedera- tion . This , notwithstanding the laws of the States , clothing it with the quality of legal tender , " gently fell asleep in the hands of its last possessors " before the revolutionary strug- gle ...
... currency , issued by the old confedera- tion . This , notwithstanding the laws of the States , clothing it with the quality of legal tender , " gently fell asleep in the hands of its last possessors " before the revolutionary strug- gle ...
Page 182
... currency of the country during that interval , and for several years after- wards , was foreign coin . The Constitution adopted in 1788 forbade the States to " emit bills of credit , " or to make anything except gold and silver a legal ...
... currency of the country during that interval , and for several years after- wards , was foreign coin . The Constitution adopted in 1788 forbade the States to " emit bills of credit , " or to make anything except gold and silver a legal ...
Page 186
... currency . But , while most of the issues were of this sort — that is , in the shape of ordinary negotiable notes - one put forth in 1815 was so similar to the subsequent " greenback , " except in not possessing the legal tender quality ...
... currency . But , while most of the issues were of this sort — that is , in the shape of ordinary negotiable notes - one put forth in 1815 was so similar to the subsequent " greenback , " except in not possessing the legal tender quality ...
Page 196
... legal tender was essential to a bill of credit in the constitutional sense , and that quality , being absent from these certificates , they were not prohibited . The eminent senator from Missouri did not confine himself strictly to ...
... legal tender was essential to a bill of credit in the constitutional sense , and that quality , being absent from these certificates , they were not prohibited . The eminent senator from Missouri did not confine himself strictly to ...
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Accomack action adopted affidavit Alexandria amend and re-enact ANDERSON annual meeting appointed Asso assumpsit attorney Bar Association Bedford City Big Stone Gap bills of credit by-laws certificates chairman CHARLES Charlottesville Christiansburg Circuit circulation client Code of Virginia coin Committee on Legal common law Congress Constitution County Court currency Danville decisions declared Delegates of Virginia demurrer detinue duty Education and Admission elected enacted Executive Committee Federal FRANK GEORGE Government issue JAMES JOHN Judge judicial Judiciary Committee jury justice Law Reform lawyers Leesburg Legal Education legal tender legislation Legislature Lovingston Lynchburg matter ment mittee Munford National bank Norfolk opinion paper money PATTESON payment person Petersburg plaintiff plea Portsmouth present President Princess Anne profession R. S. Thomas RANDOLPH Richmond Roanoke ROBERT Special Committee statute Staunton Supreme Court Tazewell thereof THOMAS THOMAS N tion United Virginia Beach Virginia State Bar Warrenton WILLIAM