ESSENTIALS OF 
VETERINARY LAW 
CHAPTER I. 
GENERAL PRINCIPLES. 
§ 1. Importance of Funda- § 6. Municipal Ordinances. 
mental Principles. § 7. Judicial Legislation. 
§ 2. Common Law; Constitu- § 8. Acts Must Not Be Arbi- 
tions; Statutes. trary. 
§ 3. Nation, State, or City. § 9. Duties and Powers Can- 
§ 4. Division of Powers. not Be Delegated. 
§ 5. Executive Orders, Law? § 10. Judicial Decisions. 
1. Importance of Fundamental Principles. Be- 
fore a man would buy an apartment building in 
Chicago, for example, he would enquire what kind 
of a title the seller held, and from what source, 
what claims there were against the property, and 
what special obligations he would assume in pur- 
chasing it. In a similar way, in order to fully ap- 
preciate legal points it is needful to consider the 
source of the law indicated, and the nature of the 
authority involved. The provisions of a city or- 
dinance may be set aside at any time, or even re- 
versed, by the action of the state legislative body, 
or by that of the nation. Authorities of the state 
may take adjoining buildings for the benefit of the 
public. The one taken under the power called emi- 
nent domain must be paid for at a fair price; the 
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