The Little Lawyer, Or, The Farmers', Mechanics', Miners', Laborers', and ...

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Chapter I

Introduction — First-known Written Form of Law — The Golden Rule.

CHAPTER n.

Constitution of California — Declaration of Rights — Suffrage — ^Distribution of Powers — ^Legislative Department — ^Executive —Judicial — Pardoning Power — ^Militia — ^Education — State Institutions — Public Buildings — Cities — Counties — Towns — Corporations — Revenue and Taxation — Water and Water Rights — Harbor Frontages — State Indebtedness — Land and Homestead Exemption — Amending and Revising Constitution — Chinese — Miscellaneous — Boundary — Schedule — Members of Convention.

CHAPTER in.

How Statutory Laws are Made — Form of Bill — ^A Law put in Practice— Petition — ^Verification — ^Notice—Judgment.

CHAPTER IV.

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Action at Law Exemplified — Account Filed as a Complaint in Justice's Court — ^Formal Complaint — Summons — Affidavit for Attachment — Undertaking for Same — Justification of Sureties — Writ of Attachment — Undertaking for Release of Attachment — Judgment in Justice's Court.

CHAPTER V.

Jurisdiction of Courts — How Determined — Of California Courts.

CHAPTER VI.

Forms of Complaints— Pleadings — Cdtaiplaint for Merchandise Sold — ^Verification of by Book-keeper — Against Maker and Indorser of a Promissory Note — Verification by Attorney — Summons in District Court — Attachment in Nevada — Complaint

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on Acconnt for Goods Sold — On Promissory Note versus Maker — On Foreclosure of Mortgage-— In Ejectment — On Claim and Delivery of Personal Property — Affidavit for Same — Of Payee versus Acceptor of Bill of Exchange — For Conversion of Property of Another — On Promissory Note with Credits — For Goods Sold and Delivered — Complaint and Prayer for Injunction Restraining Trespass on Land — Order for Injunction — For Trespass on Mining Claim — For Forcible Entry — On Foreclosure of Mechanics' Lien — Holding Over After Bent Due — Holding Over After Expiration of Term.

CHAPTEB Vn.

Business Forms — Notes — Due-bills — Orders — Receipts — Partnerships — Agreements — Acknowledgment — Agreement — General Form — For Sale and Delivery of Personal Property — To Sell Land— To Cultivate Land on Shares— To Sell and Purchase Vines and Trees — For Sinking Shaft, etc., on Mining Claim — Assignments — Particular — Of a Mortgage— For Benefit of Creditors — ^Receipts.

CEEAPTER Vni.

liens, Mortgages, Deeds, Leases, Miner's Lien (for Nevada) — Mechanic's — Contractor's and Material-man's — ^Actual Notice of — Deed — Quitclaim — ^Acknowledgment of — Warranty — Of Trust — ^Mining — ^Mortgages — Chattel — Leases — Agreements — Landlord — Tenant — Notice of Raising Rent — Demand of Possession of Premises.

CHAPTER IX.

United States Mining Statute of May 10, 1872— Of July 26, 1866 — Of July 9, 1870 — Rulings of United States Supreme Court — Notice of Location of Mining Claim — Of Location of Spring — Of "Water Rights — United States Land-offices — Mining Forms Prescribed by Commissioner of the General Land-office.

.CHAPTER X.

Public Lands not Mineral — Pre-emptions — Homesteads — Reservation and Sale of Town Sites — Proof of Homestead Entries — ^R6lief of Settlers on — To Encourage Growth of Timber — Desert Lands — Saline Lands — Limits of Town-sites — Timber Lands in California, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington Territory — ^Indians — Land Scrip — ^Additional Rights to Homestead

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Settlers — Additional Begulations as to Homesteads and Pre-' emptioDS — Crimes — Suggestions of Commissioner — Location with "Warrants — Desert Lands, Meaning of — Saline Lands — Forms Prescribed by Commissioner of General Land-office.

CHAPTER XI.

Of Patent Bights — Who May Obtain a Patent — ^Application for — Specification — Drawings — ^Models — ^Appeals — Be-issues — Disclaimers — Designs — Trade-marks — Caveats — Assignments — Office-fees, and How Payable — Postage — Bules of Correspondence — Attorneys — Forms Prescribed by Commissioner of Patents.

CHAPTEB Xn.

Naturalization — ^Declaration of Intention — ^Affidavit to Prove — Of a Minor — Of Besidence, Oath — Certificate — ^Wills — Codicil — Declaration of Homestead — Abandonment of — ^Acknowledgments — By a Corporation — Married Women — ^Attorney in Fact — Judgment — By Default — By the Court — On Verdict — Decree of Foreclosure and Sale — ^Undertaking an Injunction — Justification of Sureties — Certificate to Official Character and Signature — Of Approval — Official Oath — ^In Nevada — In California — Complaints in Criminal Actions — California — ^Nevada — Warrant of Arrest — Indorsement of Service of — Commitment to Bail — Judgment — Commitment after Judgment.

CHAPTEB Xm.

Habeas Corpus — ^Bill for Divorce — Findings in — Decree of — Bond — General — Of Indemnity — Sureties — Justification of — Power of Attorney — Special — General — Protest — ^Notice of — Affidavit to Examine Debtor — Order for — SherifiTs Certificates of Sale.

CHAPTEB XIV.

Book-keeping — ^Illustrations of — Weights and Measures.

CHAPTEB XV.

Latin Phrases — Translations.

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THE LITTLE LAWYER

AND LEGAL ADVISER

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