Tucker: Notes of Reference

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