 It is against all reason and justice, for a people to entrust a legislature with such powers; and, therefore, it cannot be presumed that they have done it. The genius, the nature, and the spirit, of our state governments, amount to a prohibition of such...  Eight Hours for Laborers on Government Work - 122. lappuseautors: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Education and Labor - 1904 - 233 lapasPilnskats - Par šo grāmatu
 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - 1976 - 602 lapas
...require; nor to refrain from acts which the laws permit The genius, the nature, and the spirit, of our State Governments, amount to a prohibition of such...the general principles of law and reason forbid them .... To maintain that our Federal, or State, Legislature possesses such powers, if they had not been... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1828 - 434 lapas
...presumed they have done it. The genius, the nature, and the spirit of our state governments amounts to a prohibition of such acts of legislation, and...general principles of law and reason forbid them. To maintain that our federal or state legislatures possess such powers if they had not been expressly... | |
 | 1830 - 522 lapas
...presumed they have done it. The genius, the nature, and the spirit of our slate governments amountl to a prohibition of such acts of legislation, and...general principles of law and reason forbid them. To maintain lhat our federal or slate legislatures possess such powers if they had not been expressly... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, William Rawle - 1831 - 488 lapas
...therefore, it cannot be presumed, they have done it. The genius, the nature, and the spirit of our state governments, amount to a prohibition of such...legislation; and the general principles of law and reason failed there. To maintain, that our federal or state legislatures possessed such powers, if they had... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot - 1836 - 680 lapas
...considered as a rightful exercise of legislative authority. The genius, the nature, the spirit of our state governments amount to a prohibition of such...general principles of law and reason forbid them. Per CHASE, J. Ibid. 15. The words and intent of the prohibition embrace, 1st, every law that makes... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1837 - 696 lapas
...therefore it cannot be presumed, that they have done it. The genius, the nature, and the spirit of our state governments, amount to a prohibition of such...new crimes, and establish rules of conduct for all their citizens in future cases ; they may command what is right, and prohibit what is wrong; but they... | |
 | John Marshall - 1839 - 762 lapas
...therefore, it cannot be presumed that they have done it. The genius, the nature, and the spirit of our state governments amount to a prohibition of such...in future cases ; they may command what is right, and prohibit what is wrong ; but they cannot change innocence into guilt ; or punish innocence as a... | |
 | George Washington Frost Mellen - 1841 - 452 lapas
...THEREFORE IT CANNOT BE PRESUMED THEY HAVE DONE IT. The genius, the nature, and the spirit, of our Slate governments amount to a prohibition of such acts of legislation, and the general principles of law forbid- them. " The legislature may enjoin, permit, forbid, and punish ; they may declare new crimes,... | |
 | Florida. Legislature. House of Representatives - 1845 - 990 lapas
...therefore it cannot be presumed that they have done it. The genius, the nature, and the spirit of our State governments, amount to a prohibition of such...new crimes, and establish rules of conduct for all their citizens in future cases ; they may command what is right, and prohibit what is wrong ; but they... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - 1848 - 1040 lapas
...that they have done it. The genius — the nature, and the spirit of our state governments, amounts to a prohibition of such acts of legislation, and...of law and reason forbid them. The legislature may enjoy, forbid, 34 and punish, they may declare now crimes, establish rules of conduct for all their... | |
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