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 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT several passages extremely well written and interesting. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. In the May American Political Science Rcvicu.' (V. ii, P- 347) James D. Barnett publishes a thoughtful consideration of the decisions relating to " Delegation of Legislative Power to the States." He shows that " although the accepted doctrine in regard to the unconstitutionality of the delegation of legislative power has never been expressly denied in this connection but at times has been clearly stated and strictly applied, more often there have been attempts to avoid a conflict with the theory by indirect legislation or forced construction, or the theory has been utterly ignored, with the result that relations between the Union and the States, supposedly deter mined by the Constitution, have been altered by the action of Congress." The instances referred to are cases where Congress has tried to reach a sensible result to which all parties were agreed, but the courts have found it difficult in passing upon it to base their decisions on a satisfactory theory. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. "The Law of Impeachment in the United States," by David Y. Thomas, May American Political Science Revitii* (V. ii, p. 378). This is an interesting discussion of the procedure in impeachment cases, showing that impeachment is a common law proceeding adopted by the Constitution and that its incidents are not yet fully deter mined in this country. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (Constructive Crimes). " The Scientific Aspect of Due Process of Law and Constructive Crimes," by Theodore Schroeder, American Law Review (V. xlii. p. 369). CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (Hepburn Act). "Constitutional Questions Involved in the Commodity Clause of the Hepburn Act," by Wm. Draper Lewis, Harvard Law Review (V. xxi, p. 595 ). After May i, 1908, the Hep burn Act makes it unlawful for any railroad company to transport from any state to any other state or foreign country " any article or commodity, other than timber and the manu factured products thereof, manufactured, mined or produced by it, or under its authority, or which it may own in whole, or in part, or in which it may have any interest, direct or

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indirect, except such articles or commodities as may be necessary and intended for its use in the conduct of its business as a common carrier." Is this act constitutional? The questions discussed in this article are: Does the power to " regulate " commerce give the power to prohibit? If it does, is the act nevertheless unsound as constituting a depri vation of property without due process of law or a taking of private property for a public use without just compensation? An ade quate summary of Mr. Lewis' discussion would exceed the space limit advisable, but readers seeking a judicial view of the question will find this article full of suggestion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW ( Oklahoma). "The Oklahoma Constitution," by John Bell Sanborn, American Law Review (V. xlii, p. 362). A short analysis, pointing out that the keynote is distrust of the Legislature and a less notice able distrust in the executive. Primary legis lative power is placed in the hands of the people and representative government is repudiated as far as possible under modern conditions. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (see Jurisdiction). CONVEYANCING. " Progress in Land Title Transfers; the New Registration Law of New York," by Alfred G. Reeves, Columbia Law Review (V. viii, p. 438). Outlining briefly the history of the manipulation of titles to real property, especially in common law juris dictions, and concluding with a brief argument in favor of the method of registering titles provided by Chapter 444, Laws of 1908, of the state of New York. CORPORATIONS. " Liability of Stock holders to Creditors of a Missouri Corporation upon Unpaid Stock," by Eugene H. Angert, Central Law Journal (V. Ixvi, p. 424). CORPORATIONS. " The Present Practice with respect to Defective Transfers of Stock or Shares," by N. G. Pilcher, Commonwealth Law Review (V. v, p. 145). CRIME. " Criminals and Crime," by Sir Robert Anderson, Law Magazine and Review (V. xxxiii, p. 264). A reply to a recent criti cism of the author's book bearing the same title as the article. CRIME (ENGLAND) . "Criminal Statistics." Law Magazine and Review (V. xxxiii, p. 282.) An unsigned article analyzing and comment