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 law. Diet and apparel (_see Sumptuary Laws_), laws concerning soon repealed, Direct legislation (_see Referendum_), nominations; primaries; elections; taxes (_see Taxation_). Discharge, reason of, must be stated by employer. Discrimination, unlawful under early common law; modern view of; by the "trusts"; the Elkins law against; in ordinary trade; against localities by trusts. Divine right, asserted by King James. Divorce, chapter concerning, chapter XVII; jurisdiction over first in church; reform movement discussed (_see Marriage and Divorce_); equal rights of husband and wife; causes for to both sexes alike; statistics discussed; in most cases given to the wife; whether innocent or not; in England not to the wife for adultery alone; for desertion and failure to support; reforms in legislation; reforms in procedure, preferable; causes now existing; meaning of cruelty, cause for divorce; uniformity of law in; statute for reform of divorce procedure; commissioners created by States; effect of in other States; law formerly appertained to the church; history of in the past; earliest in 1642; first general law that of Massachusetts Bay; corespondents may appear and made defence; crime made cause for; neglect cause for; advertising; remarriage after divorce usually permitted; should be absolute; unchastity the cause if before marriage; government reports upon; in European countries. Doctors' commons lasted until the nineteenth century. Dog, or cat, why usually kept on ships Dogberry, speech to the watch, based on the statute of Winchester. Dogger, statute of; dogger fish, trade in regulated; regrating of dogger fish forbidden; storage and preservation; must be sold before night. Domestic labor, no regulation of. Dorr, rebellion. Double standard in divorce matters; in matters of ordinary morality. Double taxation (_see Taxes_). Double trading, and department stores. Dower right, recognized in Magna Charta;