01672cam a2200313 a 4500 c 98000216 DLC 20260227111039.0 cr_||||||||||| 801211s1898 mau b 001 0 eng c 98000216 DLC DLC DLC n-us--- JK246 .B18 JK246 .B18 Copy 3 With author's presentation inscription to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. 340 Baldwin, Simeon E. (Simeon Eben), 1840-1927. Modern political institutions / by Simeon E. Baldwin. Boston : Little, Brown, 1898. 387 p. ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. The centenary of modern government -- The first century's changes in our state constitutions -- Absolute power, an American institution -- The exemption of the accused from examination in criminal proceedings -- Freedom of incorporation -- American jurisprudence -- The decadence of the legal fiction -- The recognition of habitual criminals as a class to be treated by itself -- The defence by the state of suits attacking testamentary charities -- Salaries for members of the legislature -- Permanent courts for international arbitration -- The Monroe doctrine in 1898. Also available in digital form on the Internet Archive Web site. United States Politics and government. Constitutional law United States States. Corporations. Oliver Wendell Holmes Collection (Library of Congress) DLC http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/scd0001.00117954523 13173 13173