Some Account of the Work of Stephen J. Field: As a Legislator, State Judge, and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United StatesChauncey F. Black, Samuel B. Smith 1895 - Constitutional history - 787 pages "And an appendix containing his remarks on the life and character of Chief Justice Chase; his address at the centennial celebration of the organization of the federal judiciary, February 4, 1890; the memorial from senators from California, Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho ... requesting him not to change his circuit; and the story of his attempted assassination by a former associate on the Supreme Bench of California."--T.p. |
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... Legislature , from the county in which Marysville was situated . This Legislature com- menced its session on the first Monday of January , 1851 , and he was confessedly the leading and most efficient mem- ber of the body ; many of its ...
... Legislature , from the county in which Marysville was situated . This Legislature com- menced its session on the first Monday of January , 1851 , and he was confessedly the leading and most efficient mem- ber of the body ; many of its ...
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... Legislature as a rule of decision in the courts , when not repugnant to the constitution and laws of the State , did not meet the exigencies and conditions of the country . Many of its most characteristic and funda- mental principles ...
... Legislature as a rule of decision in the courts , when not repugnant to the constitution and laws of the State , did not meet the exigencies and conditions of the country . Many of its most characteristic and funda- mental principles ...
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... Legislature of 1851 was called upon to act . Mr. Field , as the result of accurate knowledge and careful study , determined upon a legislative policy . He understood the material upon which any legislation must work ; he was familiar ...
... Legislature of 1851 was called upon to act . Mr. Field , as the result of accurate knowledge and careful study , determined upon a legislative policy . He understood the material upon which any legislation must work ; he was familiar ...
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... Legislature the following provision , which , through his advocacy , was adopted and incorporated into a general statute regulating proceedings in civil cases in the courts of the State : " In actions respecting mining claims , proof ...
... Legislature the following provision , which , through his advocacy , was adopted and incorporated into a general statute regulating proceedings in civil cases in the courts of the State : " In actions respecting mining claims , proof ...
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... revising and amending in its details the original statute of 1851 , was also drawn up by Mr. Field , although he was not then a member of the Legislature . The system then planned and established in 1851 , and improved in 1853 19.
... revising and amending in its details the original statute of 1851 , was also drawn up by Mr. Field , although he was not then a member of the Legislature . The system then planned and established in 1851 , and improved in 1853 19.
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