Originally published: San Francisco: Bancroft-Whitney Co., 1886. lx, 702 pp. Reprint of the first edition. This comprehensive work discusses all aspects of the writ of habeas corpus and its jurisdiction in English common law and United States federal and state courts. Includes an examination of issues of bail, foreign and interstate extradition, the return, pardon, custody, etc. and a thorough history of the writ that traces its history to the Roman edict. William S[mithers] Church is the author of several works including New Probate Law and Practice (1909) and A Digest of the Decisions of the Courts of Last Resort of the Several States (1896).

Excerpt from A Treatise on the Law of Municipal Corporations, Vol. 1 of 6 A conscientious effort has been made in these pages to present a clear, succinct, accurate and full statement of the various principles of the law of Municipal Corpora tions as it has developed and as it at present exists in this country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Treatise on the Law of Private Corporations, Vol. 1 of 3 In this work the authors have attempted to do what they be lieve has never been thoroughly done before, namely, to cover the whole field of what is properly the law of private corpora tions. Whether they have succeeded or not must be determined by the profession who will use the work, but certainly some branches of this subject are here treated for the first time, and others much more fully than in other works. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.