Sumptuary Laws, * Those relating to expenses, and made to restrain excess in apparel.

2. In the United States the expenses of every man are left to his own good judgment, and not regulated by Arbitrary laws.

* From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1856 Edition. Please see Bouvier's Legal Abbreviations & Abbreviated References for help with obscure nomenclature & references.

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