But the power of governing is a trust committed by the people to the government, no part of which can be granted away. The people in their sovereign capacity have established their agencies for the preservation of the public health and the public morals... Atlantic Reporter - Página 2751919Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1880 - 554 páginas
...can bo granted away. The people, in their sovereign capacity, havo established their agencies for thu preservation of the public health and the public morals...can govern according to their discretion, if within the scope of their general authority, while in power, but they caunot give away nor sell tho discretion... | |
| American Bar Association - 1887 - 460 páginas
...and held that it did not impair uny valid contract contained in the charter, for the reason that " the power of governing is a trust committed by the people to the government, no part of which can be parted with by contract." In cases of this character, the only debatable question which can properly... | |
| 1880 - 556 páginas
...reasonable discretion, and for the public good, surrender a part of its powers in this particular. But tho power of governing is a trust committed by the people...granted away. The people, in their sovereign capacity, havo established their agencies for the preservation of the public health and the public morals and... | |
| Alabama Public Service Commission, Railroad Commission of Alabama - 1881 - 228 páginas
...for the public good. As is said by Chief Justice Waite, in Stone vs. Mississippi, 101 US on page 820, "The people, in their sovereign capacity, have established...can govern according to their discretion, if within the scope of their general authority, while in power ; but they cannot give away, nor sell the discretion... | |
| Alabama Public Service Commission - 1881 - 222 páginas
...for the public good. As is said by Chief Justice Waite, in Stone vs. Mississippi, 101 US on page 820, "The people, in their sovereign capacity, have established...can govern according to their discretion, if within the scope of their general authority, while in power; but they cannot give away, nor sell the discretion... | |
| 1900 - 1164 páginas
...this last-cited case the court said: "But the power of governing is a trust committed to the people of the government, no part of which can be granted away....established their agencies for the preservation of public health and public morals, and the protection of public and private rights. These several agencies... | |
| Benjamin James Lea - 1885 - 810 páginas
...the facts of the present case, is conclusive in favor of the .proposition for which I contend. It is "the power of governing is a trust committed by the...can govern according to their discretion, if within the scope of their general authority while in power, but they cannot give away nor sell the discretion... | |
| 1885 - 892 páginas
...in th¿ contract clause does not interfere with the control over civil institutions of a state. But the power of governing is a trust committed by the...can govern according to their discretion, if within the scope of their general authority, while in power; but they cannot give away In Dartmouth College... | |
| West Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals, Edgar P. Rucker - 1885 - 940 páginas
...police.' Metropolitan Board of Excise v. Bai-ne, 34 NV 657 ; Boyd v. Alabama, 94 US 645. * * * * But the power of governing is a trust committed by the...agencies for the preservation of the public health and public morals and the protection of public and private rights. These several agencies can govern according... | |
| 1919 - 926 páginas
...the public health or the public morals. The people themselves cannot do it, much less their servante. The supervision of both these subjects of governmental...can govern according to their discretion, if within the scope of their general authority, while iu power ; but they cannot give away nor sell tho discretion... | |
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