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<dd>Introduction.--The centenary of modern government.--The first century's changes in our state constitutions.--Absolute power, an American institution.--The exemption of the accused from examination in criminal proceedings.--Freedom of incorporation.--American jurisprudence.--The decadence of the legal fiction.--The recognition of habitual criminals as a class to be treated by itself.--The defence by the state of suits attacking testamentary charities.--Salaries for members of the legislature.--Permanent courts for international arbitration.--The Monroe doctrine in 1898</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Constitutions; Corporations; Crime; Criminals</div>
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Baldwin, Simeon Eben, 1840-1927</div>
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