Maiming, defined, 217 Maine, constitution of, 239 Man, fitted for government and laws, 16, 17 Mandatary, responsibility of, 200 Manifest, defined, 121 Mankind, fitted for society, 15, 17 Manslaughter, defined, 217 Marque and reprisal, defined, 129 power to issue letters of, 129 states may not issue, 136 Marriage, law concerning, 171 Maryland, constitution of, 252 Massachusetts, constitution of, 242 Masters, apprentices, and servants, 175-177 Mayor, election and duties of, 60 Michigan, constitution of, 273 Militia, regulation of, 90-92 Ministers, public, their appointment and duties, 144, 145 privilege and powers of, 145, 227 Minors, rights and liabilities of, 175 Minnesota, constitution of, 278 Mints of the United States, 125 Misdemeanors, defined, 64, 221 Mississippi, constitution of, 260 Missouri, constitution of, 265 Monarchy, defined, 24, 25 Money, power of congress to borrow, 114 power of congress to coin, 124 coining of, by states, prohibited, 136 how borrowed, 84 Moral, defined, 16 law, defined, 21 Mortgages, land, nature of, 182 chattel, 199 Murder, defined, 217 Nation and state, defined, 17 Nations, jurisdiction of, 225 rights and obligations of, 226-228 Naturalization, power to pass laws concerning, 122, 123 Navigation, regulation of, 119-121 acts of Great Britain, 99 Navy department, when established, 148 Negative, or veto, defined, 47 Neutral nations, rights and duties of, 228, 234-237 New Hampshire, constitution of, 240 New Jersey, constitution of, 247 New York, constitution of, 245 New states, power of congress to admit, 158 Nonsuit, judgment of, 66 North Carolina, constitution of, 255 Notaries public, duties of, 214 Notes, promissory, 207-212 Oaths of office, 161 test, forbidden, 161 Obligation of contracts, may not be impaired, 137 Obligations of nations, 225 Offenders, arrest of and examination, 69 Offenses against the law of nations, power to define, 128 Ohio, constitution of, 269 Overseers of highways, duties of, 58 of poor, duties of, 58