hts as men;
may be protected by the State;
as by hours of labor law;
have control of separate property;
laws permitting them to act as sole traders;
wife-beating made criminal;
privileges of.
Martial law;
struggle against in England;
recognition of, in modern State legislation;
definition of;
habeas corpus suspended under martial law;
only by the executive.
Martin _vs._ Mott
Wheaton
case of cited.
Massachusetts, business corporations act;
body of liberties.
Material men (_see Labor_).
Meats, servants to eat more than once a day.
Mechanics' liens, legislation concerning.
Mercantile system, recognized in the statutes of the early fourteenth
century.
Mercenary soldiers, first employed against Jack Cade.
Merchant adventurers incorporated in 1565;
charter of.
Merchant tailors' case.
Merchant (_see Statute_).
Merchants (_see Trade_), rights of under Magma Charta;
rights of in England early recognized;
liberties of reaffirmed in statute of York;
free to come and move in England;
freedom of in England by statute of York;
liberties of in statute of 1340;
safety of in England guarded by legislation;
having goods to the value of five hundred pounds may dress like
gentlemen;
may freely trade in England and carry goods out of the realm;
may ship in foreign ships.
Meyer, Dr. Hugo R., quoted.
Middlemen (_see Regrating_), nearly all regraters;
laws against;
forbidden by law of King James;
modern statutes aimed at;
need of legislation against.
Military law (chapter relating to, chapter XIII), does not exist under
English ideas;
complained of in petition of right.
Military service, chapter concerning, chapter XIII; early objections
to;
law of;
done away with in England;
should be subordinated to civil power.
Militia, the natural defence of a free State;
power of, to enter houses, etc.;
to suppress riot;
a proper defence, etc.;
companies not under government control unlawful (_see
Political_).
Militia law, new acts concerning;
exemption of labor unions from.
Milk universally forestalled and regrated in American markets.
Mills, tolls of, always regulated.
Mines, labor in, hours, etc.;
company stores.
Minimum wage laws (_see Wages_).
Mining companies may have eminent domain.
Minor _vs._ Happersett
Wallace
case cited.
Miscegenation, made unlawful by custom;
may be forbidden by statute.
Mobs (_see Riots_), mob laws, chapter