law declared, not made, by Great Council;
  development with legislative power into Parliament;
  the great judicial functions of;
  in Magna Charta;
  so-called until 1275. 
Counsel, right to, etc. 
Cousins, marriage of forbidden;
County courts, early history of;
  counties may loan for seed. 
Courts, at first followed the king’s person;
  special royal courts forbidden;
  our judicial system. 
Covins (see Conspiracy). 
Crime, distinction from sin;
  tendency of modern legislation. 
Criminating (see Incriminating). 
Criminal law and police, chapter concerning, chapter XVIII,
  modern basis of;
  procedure in;
  laws regulating procedure;
  right of appeal;
  President Taft’s recommendation. 
Criminal procedure, reform of, necessary. 
Cromwell, legislation under;
  laws all repealed, but had some effect upon laws of New England
colonies, and vice versa;
  assumed supreme power;
  he had absolute veto;
  no constitutional government under;
  unrestricted will of majority becomes will of one. 
Cross-bows forbidden except to lords. 
Crown land. 
Crown property, wrecks, fish, precious metals, etc. 
Crusades, expenses of, origin of taxation. 
Cummins, Governor, his ideas as to trust controlled articles. 
Curfew laws in early England;
  in U.S. 
Custom, of the trade; (see also Law, Customary Law, etc.),
enforcement of
Custom House, regulation of officers of;
  may not make unreasonable search;
  travellers to be believed upon their oath. 
Customs (see Duties), the law of England,
  recognized by early English charters, as well as laws,
Customary law, or natural, enforced
  without sanction:  sanction of often the best;
  sanction not a penalty;
  early legislation declaring.

Dairies (see Farms). 
Danbury hatters’ case, desired legislation against. 
Dane Geld, London free from. 
Dangerous trades, hours of labor in. 
Day’s work (see Hours of Labor). 
Debtor and creditor, laws concerning. 
Debts (see Imprisonment)
  laws to enforce collection of not necessary;
  suits to recover comparatively modern;
  State, city, etc., for internal improvements;
  State, municipal or county may be limited by statute;
  Modern statutes concerning;
  Imprisonment for forbidden;
  Municipal limited by statute;
  limit generally evaded. 
Delegation of legislative power (see Three Functions of
   Government). 
Democracy, legislation of.
De odio et atia, writ of, explained in statute of Westminster
  II. 
Department stores, legislation against anticipated in early England;
  forbidden (see Trading Stamps). 
Descent of property, legislation concerning. 
Desertion, a cause for divorce. 
Destruction of food stuffs highly criminal by early