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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... single municipal or free town , yet it may , with sufficient propriety , be applied to any one state or nation which is governed by the same laws or customs . " sanction . They are curiously interwoven together , and in 1 STANFORD LIBRARY.
... single municipal or free town , yet it may , with sufficient propriety , be applied to any one state or nation which is governed by the same laws or customs . " sanction . They are curiously interwoven together , and in 1 STANFORD LIBRARY.
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... applied to statutes or constitutions ; and as constitutions for the purpose of this work will be considered mainly in the light of restraints or limi- tations upon legislative power , it will be found better at the outset to examine ...
... applied to statutes or constitutions ; and as constitutions for the purpose of this work will be considered mainly in the light of restraints or limi- tations upon legislative power , it will be found better at the outset to examine ...
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... applied technically to estate bills only , all other bills being distin- guished as local and personal . " After they have received the royal assent , private bills are divided into three classes . 1. Local and personal acts , declared ...
... applied technically to estate bills only , all other bills being distin- guished as local and personal . " After they have received the royal assent , private bills are divided into three classes . 1. Local and personal acts , declared ...
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... applied . So , the purview or body of the act may even be restrained by the preamble , when no inconsistency or contradiction results.§ But it is well settled that where the intention of the Legislature is clearly expressed in the ...
... applied . So , the purview or body of the act may even be restrained by the preamble , when no inconsistency or contradiction results.§ But it is well settled that where the intention of the Legislature is clearly expressed in the ...
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... applied to a female as well as to a male , " & c . & c . * In England , the judicial inclination seems to be that interpretation clauses are by no means to be strictly construed . In a recent case , Lord Denman said , " A difficulty is ...
... applied to a female as well as to a male , " & c . & c . * In England , the judicial inclination seems to be that interpretation clauses are by no means to be strictly construed . In a recent case , Lord Denman said , " A difficulty is ...
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Página 592 - ... 2. A person charged in any state with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another state, shall, on demand of the executive authority of the state from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the state having jurisdiction of the crime.
Página 466 - If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Domitian to the accession of Commodus.
Página 158 - 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 567 - No person shall, for the same offence, be twice put in jeopardy of his life or limb, nor shall any man's property be taken or applied to public use without the consent of his representatives, and without just compensation being previously made to him.
Página 575 - 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 545 - 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 581 - 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 322 - 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 305 - 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 592 - Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.