to the elucidation of the constitutional question involved has been omitted. These changes have been indicated in the usual manner. The date which has been assigned to each decision is, as a rule, the year in which the term began at which the decision was made. This applies to all the cases decided prior to October Term, 1882, (108 U. S.), except the Dred Scott case, the Prize Cases, Hepburn v. Griswold, and the Legal Tender Cases. The relation of these decisions to contemporary affairs made their exact date important. It is to be regretted that the Reports of the Supreme Court prior to 1882 do not indicate the day on which each decision was rendered. Professor Thayer has greatly facilitated my work by permitting me to use the sheets of his Cases as manuscript for the printer. It is also due to him to say that I was familiar with his comprehensive collection long before I began making this one. How far this fact may have influenced my selection of cases and my method of treating them cannot be determined. A general acknowledgment of indebtedness must therefore suffice. In this connection, I would also express my obligations for the many helpful suggestions which I have received from Head Professor Judson and Dr. Ernst Freund of the University of Chicago. Chicago, April 25, 1898. CARL EVANS BOYD. |