Blackstone’s Commentaries with Notes of Reference (1803)
St. George Tucker
Volume 1
- Title Page; Advertisement, To The Reader, Preface, etc.
- INTRODUCTION
- Sect. 1: On the Study of the Law
- Sect. 2: Of the Nature of Laws in General
- Sect. 3: Of the Laws of England
- Sect. 4: Of the Countries Subject to the Laws of England
- APPENDIX
- Note A: Of Sovereignty and Legislature
- Note B: Of the Several Forms of Government
- Note C: Of the Constitution of Virginia
- Note D: Of the Constitution of the United States
- Part 1 – Nature of U.S. Constitution; Manner of its Adoption
- Part 2 – Structure and Organization of the Federal Government
- Part 3 – Comparison to British Constitution; House of Commons / Lords
- Part 4 – Powers of Congress
- Part 5 – Powers of Congress (cont.)
- Part 6 – Restraints on Powers of Congress
- Part 7 – Executive Powers
- Part 8 – Judicial Powers
- Part 9 – Miscellaneous Provisions
- Note E: Of the Common Law of England; and It’s Authority Within the U.S.A.
- Note F: Of the Lex Scripta; or Written Law, of Virginia
Volume 2
- BOOK I: RIGHTS OF PERSONS
- Chap. 1: Of the Absolute Rights of Individuals
- Chap. 2: Of the Parliament
- Chap. 3: Of the King, and His Title
- Chap. 4: Of the King’s Royal Family
- Chap. 5: Of the Councils Belonging to the King
- Chap. 6: Of the King’s Duties
- Chap. 7: Of the King’s Prerogative
- Chap. 8: Of the King’s Revenue
- Chap. 9: Of Subordinate Magistrates
- Chap. 10: Of the People, whether Aliens, Denizens, or Natives
- Chap. 11: Of the Clergy
- Chap. 12: Of the Civil State
- Chap. 13: Of the Military and Maritime States
- Chap. 14: Of Master and Servant
- Chap. 15: Of Husband and Wife
- Chap. 16: Of Parent and Child
- Chap. 17: Of Guardian and Ward
- Chap. 18: Of Corporations
- APPENDIX
- Note G: Of the Right of Conscience; and the Freedoms of Speech and Press
- Note H: Of the State of Slavery in Virginia
- Note I: The Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge in Virginia
- Note J: [There is no Note J]
- Note K: Of the Right of Expatriation
- Note L: Of the Rights of Aliens
- Note M: Summary of the Laws Relative to Glebes and Churches in Virginia
Volume 3
- BOOK II: RIGHTS OF THINGS
- Chap. 1: On the Nature of Property
- Chap. 2: Of Real Property and, First, of Corporeal Hereditaments
- Chap. 3: Incorporeal Hereditaments
- Chap. 4: Of the Feudal System
- Chap. 5: Of the Ancient English Tenures
- Chap. 6: Of the Modern English Tenures
- Chap. 7: Of Freehold States, Of Inheritance
- Chap. 8: Of Freeholds, not Of Inheritance
- Chap. 9: Of Estates Less Than Freehold
- Chap. 10: Of Estates Upon Condition
- Chap. 11: Of Estates in Possession, Remainder, and Reversion
- Chap. 12: Of Estates in Severalty, Joint-Tenancy, Coparcenary, and Common
- Chap. 13: Of the Title to Things Real, in General
- Chap. 14: Of Title by Descent
- Chap. 15: Of Title by Purchase, and First by Escheat
- Chap. 16: Of Title by Occupancy
- Chap. 17: Of Title by Prescription
- Chap. 18: Of Title by Forfeiture
- Chap. 19: Of Title by Alienation
- Chap. 20: Of Alienation by Deed
- Chap. 21: Of Alienation by Matter of Record
- Chap. 22: Of Alienation by Special Custom
- Chap. 23: Of Alienation by Device
- Chap. 24: Of Things Personal
- Chap. 25: Of Property in Things Personal
- Chap. 26: Of Title to Things Personal by Occupancy
- Chap. 27: Of Title by Prerogative, and Forfeiture
- Chap. 28: Of Title by Custom
- Chap. 29: Of Title by Succession, Marriage, and Judgment
- Chap. 30: Of Title by Gift, Grant, and Contract
- Chap. 31: Of Title by Bankruptcy
- Chap. 32: Of Title by Testament, and Administration
- Appendix
- APPENDIX
- Note A: The Tenure of Lands in Virginia, and the Mode of Acquiring Them
- Note B: Of the Several Acts Directing the Course of Descents, in Virginia
- Note C: The Right of Aliens to Purchase and Hold Lands; esp. British Subjects
- Note D: The Manner of Obtaining Grants of Land, in Virginia and the U.S.
- Note E: Of Slaves, Considered as Property, in Virginia
- Note F: Concerning Usury
Volume 4
- BOOK III: PRIVATE WRONGS
- Chap. 1: Of the Redress of Private Wrongs by the Mere Act of Parties
- Chap. 2: Of Redress by the Mere Operation of Law
- Chap. 3: Of Courts in General
- Chap. 4: Of the Public Courts of Common Law and Equity
- Chap. 5: Of Courts Ecclesiastical, Military and Maritime
- Chap. 6: Of Courts of a Special Jurisdiction
- Chap. 7: Of the Cognizance of Private Wrongs
- Chap. 8: Of Wrongs and Their Remedies, Respecting the Rights of Persons
- Chap. 9: Of Injuries to Personal Property
- Chap. 10: Of Injuries to Real Property, and 1st, Dispossession or Ouster
- Chap. 11: Of Dispossession, or Ouster, of Chattels Real
- Chap. 12: Of Trespass
- Chap. 13: Of Nuisance
- Chap. 14: Of Waste
- Chap. 15: Of Subtraction
- Chap. 16: Of Disturbance
- Chap. 17: Of Injuries Preeceding From, Or Affecting, The Crown
- Chap. 18: The Pursuit of Remedies by Action; First, Of the Original Writ
- Chap. 19: Of Process
- Chap. 20: Of Pleading
- Chap. 21: Of Issue and Demurrer
- Chap. 22: Of the Several Species of Trial
- Chap. 23: Of the Trial by Jury
- Chap. 24: Of Judgments, And it’s Incidents
- Chap. 25: Of Proceedings, In the Nature of Appeals
- Chap. 26: Of Execution
- Chap. 27: Of Proceedings in the Courts of Equity
- Appendix I
- Appendix II
- Appendix III
- APPENDIX
- Note A: The Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for & of the U.S., in Virginia
- Note B: The Proceedings upon Petitions for Lapsed Lands; and upon Caveats
- Note C: Of the Commencement and Process, in Civil Suits at Common Law
- Note D: Of Appearance and Pleading
- Note E: Of Proceedings upon Motions for Judgments in a Summary Way
- Note F: Of the Trial by Jury, in Virginia
Volume 5
- BOOK IV: PUBLIC WRONGS
- Chap. 1: Of the Nature of Crimes, And Their Punishment
- Chap. 2: Of the Persons Capable of Committing Crimes
- Chap. 3: Of Principals and Accessories
- Chap. 4: Of Offences Against God and Religion
- Chap. 5: Of Offences Against the Law of Nations
- Chap. 6: Of High Treason
- Chap. 7: Of Felonies, Injurious to the King’s Prerogative
- Chap. 8: Of Praemunire
- Chap. 9: Of Misprisions and Contempts, Affecting the King and Government
- Chap. 10: Of Offences Against Public Justice
- Chap. 11: Of Offenses Against the Public Peace
- Chap. 12: Of Offenses Against Public Trade
- Chap. 13: Of Offenses Against the Public Health, the Public Police or Economy
- Chap. 14: Of Homicide
- Chap. 15: Of Offences Against the Persons of Individuals
- Chap. 16: Of Offenses Against the Habitations of Individuals
- Chap. 17: Of Offenses Against Private Property
- Chap. 18: Of the Means of Preventing Offences
- Chap. 19: Of the Courts of Criminal Jurisdiction
- Chap. 20: Of Summary Convictions
- Chap. 21: Of Arrests
- Chap. 22: Of Commitment and Bail
- Chap. 23: Of the Several Modes of Prosecution
- Chap. 24: Of Process Upon an Indictment
- Chap. 25: Of Arraignment, And Its Incidents
- Chap. 26: Of Plea, And Issue
- Chap. 27: Of Trial, And Conviction
- Chap. 28: Of the Benefit of Clergy
- Chap. 29: Of Judgment, And its Consequences –
- Chap. 30: Of Reversal of Judgment
- Chap. 31: Of Reprieve, And Pardon
- Chap. 32: Of Execution
- Chap. 33: The Rise, Progress, and Gradual Improvements, of the Laws of England
- Appendix
- APPENDIX
- Note A: Of The Cognizance of Crimes And Misdemeanours
- Note B: Concerning Treason
- Note C: Summary of The Courts Possessing Criminal Jurisdiction, in Virginia
BLACKSTONE’S COMMENTARIES: WITH NOTES OF REFERENCE (1803), By St. George Tucker.
Based on the 1803 edition, published by William Young Birch, and Abraham Small, Philadelphia.
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