United States
Wisconsin, Mississippi, New York
From the book The Clergyman’s Hand-book of Law, about Wisconsin, Mississippi, New York (1): The statutory law of the different States of the Union is so varied and the laws of one State are of so little interest to the people of another that it would be almost useless and beyond the boundaries of this work to give the substance of the various statutes. In some States there is a limitation upon the real estate that a church or charitable organization may hold, and in other States there is no limitation whatever. Wisconsin, perhaps, occupies the extreme of greatest liberality, by not only allowing full freedom in everything relating to religion and charity, but it further excepts from the limitation all rights of alienation of real estate granted or devised to a charitable association or to literary or charitable corporations organized under the law of the State. The State of Mississippi probably stands at the other extreme both in the narrowness of its constitution and statutory law, and prohibits any devise or bequest of any personal property or real estate in favor of any religious or ecclesiastical corporation or any religious or ecclesiastical society. Neither does it exempt a clergyman, physician, or lawyer, from examination as a witness concerning information that he obtained in the performance of his functions or duties as such. Its judges, however, are more liberal than its legislators, and I know of no instance in which a clergyman, physician, or lawyer, as a witness, was sent to jail for contempt of court for not divulging information obtained in his professional capacity. Probably New York has the most complete code86 relating to religious corporations.
Utah
In relation to the international law practice and Utah in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section:
International Criminal Law
About this subject:
Extradirion and Mutual Legal Assistance
. Note: there is detailed information and resources, in relation with these topics during the year 2011, covered by the entry, in this law Encyclopedia, about Universal Jurisdiction
Arizona
In relation to the international law practice and Arizona in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section:
International Criminal Law
About this subject:
Extradirion and Mutual Legal Assistance
The USA and Europe
There is an entry on the usa and europe in the European legal encyclopedia.
Resources
See Also
Further Reading
- Entry “The Usa and Europe” in the work “A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union from Aachen to Zollverein”, by Rodney Leach (Profile Books; London)
Resources
Notes and References
- Charles M. Scanlan, The Clergyman’s Hand-book of Law. The Law of Church and Grave (1909), Benziger Brothers, New York, Cincinnati, Chicago
See Also
- Religion
- Church
Hierarchical Display of United States
Geography > Economic geography > APEC countries
International Relations > International affairs > International affairs > Transatlantic relations
Geography > America > Caribbean Islands > Lesser Antilles > US Virgin Islands
Geography > Economic geography > Countries of the Pacific Community > Guam
Geography > Asia and Oceania > Oceania > Micronesia > Mariana Islands
Geography > Economic geography > Countries of the Pacific Community > Northern Mariana Islands
Geography > America > Caribbean Islands > Greater Antilles > Puerto Rico
Geography > Economic geography > Countries of the Pacific Community > American Samoa
United States
Concept of United States
See the dictionary definition of United States.
Characteristics of United States
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Resources
Translation of United States
- Spanish: Estados Unidos
- French: États-Unis
- German: Die Vereinigte Staaten
- Italian: Stati Uniti
- Portuguese: Estados Unidos
- Polish: Stany Zjednoczone
Thesaurus of United States
Geography > Economic geography > APEC countries > United States
International Relations > International affairs > International affairs > Transatlantic relations > United States
Geography > America > Caribbean Islands > Lesser Antilles > US Virgin Islands > United States
Geography > Economic geography > Countries of the Pacific Community > Guam > United States
Geography > Asia and Oceania > Oceania > Micronesia > Mariana Islands > United States
Geography > Economic geography > Countries of the Pacific Community > Northern Mariana Islands > United States
Geography > America > Caribbean Islands > Greater Antilles > Puerto Rico > United States
Geography > Economic geography > Countries of the Pacific Community > American Samoa > United States
See also
- USA
- United States of America
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