The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 8 · Thomas Jefferson
CONTENTS.[81]
Page Title of the Jesuits, 5 Term 'face au fleuve,' 5 Confiscation, 5 Title of B. Gravier, 5 Establishment into a fauxbourg, 5 Gravier's sale, 6 Streets, 8 Beach or batture, 9 Purchase by Inventory, 9 Livingston's arrival, 11 Parisien, 11 De la Bigarre, 13 Decision of Court, 14 Alarm occasioned, 14 Servitude of maintaining road, 14 United States no party to the decision, 16 Livingston's Intrusion, 17 Appeal to government of U. States, 18 Livingston's works, 19 Deliberation of the Cabinet, 21 What law to decide, 21 Proclamation of O'Reilly, 21 French code, 22 Roman law, 23 Alluvion, 26 Edict of Louis XIV 33 Napoleon Code, 34 Portalis, 34 M. Moreau de Lislet, 36 Note.--M. Thierry, 38 Rural and Urban possessions, 39 Principal and accessory, 41 The Beach or Batture not Alluvion, 42 The bed, beach, bank of a river, 44 Missisipi, 49 Nile, 50 Property of the bed and bank, 52 Limitations of the rights of property, 54 Surety, 58 Levées and Police of Missisipi, 61 Suspension of Livingston's works, and the authorities by which, 62 Nature of those works, 63 Remedies, to wit, Abatement of Nuisance, 64 Forcible entry, recaption, 65 Roman law de vi bonorum raptorum, 66 Squatters, 68 Jurisdiction over public property, in whom, 68 When it results to the courts, 68 Act of Congress, 1807, c. 91, 68 Remitter, 69 Recapitulation, 70 Opinions and Orders of the Government, 72 Proceedings under them, 72 Chancery injunction from the court, 73 Proceedings of the legislature of Orleans, 76 Message to Congress, 76 Removal of the case before them, 77 Responsibility of a public functionary, 78 [81] The figures in this table refer to the pages of the original edition of Mr. Jefferson's pamphlet, which in this edition are marked with an asterisk, and placed in the margin.
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