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" Also it seems to be a good general ground, that wherever a statute prohibits a matter of public grievance to the liberties and security of a subject, or commands a matter of public convenience, as the repairing of the common streets of a town, an offender... "
A Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors - Page 89
by William Oldnall Russell - 1824
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The New Virginia Justice, Comprising the Office and Authority of a Justice ...

William Waller Hening - 1810 - 710 pages
...a matter of a public grievance to the liberties and security of a citizen, or commands a matter of public convenience, as the repairing of the common...statute is punishable, not only at the suit of the party grieved, but also by way of indictment for his contempt of the statute, unless such method of proceeding...
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American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of ..., Volume 6

William Nicholson - 1819 - 394 pages
...public convenience, as the repairing ot the common streets of the town, &c , every disobedience of such statute is punishable, not only at the suit of the party grieved, but also by way of indictment, for contempt of the statute, unless such method of proceeding...
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The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer, Volume 3

Richard Burn - 1820 - 834 pages
...prohibits a matter of public grievance to the liberties and security of a subject ; or commands a matter of public convenience, as the repairing of the common...statute is punishable not only at the suit of the party grieved, but also by way of indictment for his contempt of the statute, unless such method of proceeding...
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A Digest of the Laws of England, Volume 3

Sir John Comyns - 1822 - 1042 pages
...indictable, all actions of u tendency injurious to public morals or decency. — 2. No actions, however, of a private nature are indictable, unless they in some way concern the king. 2 Hawk. c. 25. s. 4. — 3. Hence the objection teken in a late case, (where parties were indicted...
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A Treatise on Crimes and Indictable Misdemeanors, Volume 1

William Oldnall Russell - 1826 - 780 pages
...prohibits a matter of public grievance to the liberties and security of a subject, or commands a matter of public convenience, as the repairing of the common...indictable, unless they in some way concern the king, (s) It is an indictable offence, in the nature of a misdemeanor, to refuse or neglect to provide sufficient...
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A Treatise on Crimes and Indictable Misdemeanors, Volume 1

William Oldnall Russell - 1826 - 788 pages
...matter of public grievance to the liberties and security of a subject, or commands a matter of pxtblic convenience, as the repairing of the common streets...indictable, unless they in some way concern the king, (s) It is an indictable offence, in the nature of a misdemeanor, to refuse or neglect to provide sufficient...
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A Practical and Elementary Abridgment of the Cases Argued and ..., Volume 12

Charles Petersdorff - 1831 - 598 pages
...offender tigainiU such statute is punishable, not only at the cuit of the party crrievcd, hut also hy wny of indictment, for his contempt of the statute, unless such method of proceeding be cnrefully excluded by the legislative enactment: see 2 Hawk. P. C. c. 20. s. 4. But no injuries...
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The Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer, Volume 3

Richard Burn - 1836 - 1178 pages
...liberties and of public ˇinsecurity of a subject ; or commands a matter of public conve- P°rtnience, as the repairing of the common streets of a town ;...statute is punishable, not only at the suit of the party grieved, but also by way of indictment for his contempt of the statute, unless such method of proceeding...
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Reports of Cases Before the High Court and Circuit Courts of ..., Volume 2

Scotland. High Court of Justiciary, Archibald Swinton - 1842 - 698 pages
...of a subject, or commands aFal8eUllthl " matter of public convenience, as the repairing the com" mon streets of a town, an offender against such statute...proceeding do manifestly " appear to be excluded by it." It is to be observed, that though the illustration introduced by the author is not at all in point...
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Reports of Criminal Cases: Tried in the Municipal Court of the City of ...

Peter Oxenbridge Thacher - 1845 - 756 pages
...of the civil rights which belong to individuals, considered merely as individuals." (4 Bl. Com. 5.) No injuries of a private nature are indictable, unless they in some way concern the king. (1 Russ. on Commonwealth t>. Euntmm and others. Crimes, 61.) Now the only public injury, connected...
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