A Treatise on the Rules which Govern the Interpretation and Application of Statutory and Constitutional LawJ. S. Voorhies, 1857 - 712 páginas |
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... action emanating from an authority to which he is compelled to bow , — in other words , of LAW . The moment that he comes into existence , he is the subject of the will of God , as declared in what we term the laws of nature . As soon ...
... action emanating from an authority to which he is compelled to bow , — in other words , of LAW . The moment that he comes into existence , he is the subject of the will of God , as declared in what we term the laws of nature . As soon ...
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... action in all young socie- ties before the working of any central authority is firmly established or extensively recognized , must neces- sarily result from the adoption of customs or usages recommended by their practical utility , the ...
... action in all young socie- ties before the working of any central authority is firmly established or extensively recognized , must neces- sarily result from the adoption of customs or usages recommended by their practical utility , the ...
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... action of the people themselves to establish certain rules and prin- ciples of action which can be varied by no power less than that supreme will which calls the legislator into being . In other words , we have imposed con- stitutional ...
... action of the people themselves to establish certain rules and prin- ciples of action which can be varied by no power less than that supreme will which calls the legislator into being . In other words , we have imposed con- stitutional ...
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... action or defence , must be specially recited in pleading.§ The result of these rules is , that the courts always decide whether an act be public or private . Such are the general principles . It is not meant , however , that courts of ...
... action or defence , must be specially recited in pleading.§ The result of these rules is , that the courts always decide whether an act be public or private . Such are the general principles . It is not meant , however , that courts of ...
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... action at common law appear in the declaration , the defendant must plead any statutable illegality in the contract on which it is founded . The instances which we have been here noticing relate , it will be observed , to defences . As ...
... action at common law appear in the declaration , the defendant must plead any statutable illegality in the contract on which it is founded . The instances which we have been here noticing relate , it will be observed , to defences . As ...
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Página 568 - Every act shall embrace but one subject, and matters properly connected therewith; which subject shall be expressed in the title. But if any subject shall be embraced in an act, which shall not be expressed in the title, such act shall be void only as to so much thereof as shall not be expressed in the title.
Página 151 - And it appears in our books, that in many cases, the common law will control acts of parliament, and sometimes adjudge them to be utterly void ; for when an act of parliament is against common right and reason, or repugnant, or impossible to be performed, the common law will control it, and adjudge such act to be void ; and therefore in 8 E 330 ab Thomas Tregor's case on the statutes of W.
Página 537 - That no man shall be taken or imprisoned, or disseized of his freehold, liberties, or privileges, or outlawed, or exiled, or in any manner destroyed, or deprived of his life, liberty, or property, but by the judgment of his peers or the law of the land.
Página 538 - No member of this state shall be disfranchised, or deprived of any of the rights or privileges secured to any citizen thereof, unless by the law of the land or the judgment of his peers.
Página 574 - It is essential to the preservation of the rights of every individual, his life, liberty, property and character, that there be an impartial interpretation of the laws, and administration of justice. It is the right of every citizen to be tried by judges as free, impartial and independent, as the lot of humanity will admit.
Página 315 - This act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effect its general purpose to make uniform the law of those States which enact it.
Página 298 - It is a familiar canon of construction that a thing which is within the intention of the makers of a statute is as much within the statute as if it were within the letter; and a thing which is within the letter of the statute is not within the statute unless it be within the intention of the makers.
Página 649 - Whatever belongs merely to the remedy may be altered according to the will of the State, provided the alteration does not impair the obligation of the contract. But if that effect is produced, it is immaterial whether it is done by acting on the remedy or directly on the contract itself. In either case it is prohibited by the constitution.
Página 536 - That all courts shall be open; and every man for an injury done him in his lands, goods, person, or reputation, shall have remedy by the due course of law, and right and justice administered without sale, denial, or delay.
Página 219 - ... with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres, avoiding, in the exercise of the powers of one department, to encroach upon another. The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create, whatever the form of government, a real despotism.