 | United States. Supreme Court - 1820 - 620 lapas
...legislative, not in the judicial department. It is the legislature, not the Court, which is to define a crime, and ordain its punishment. It is said, that notwithstanding this rule, the intention of the law maker must govern in the construction of penal, as well as other statutes. This is true. But this... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1820 - 622 lapas
...legislative. not in the judicial department. It is the legislature. not the Court, which is to define a crime, and ordain its punishment. It is said, that notwithstanding this rule, the inten tion of the law maker must govern in the construction of penal, as well as other statutes. This... | |
 | Theodore Sedgwick - 1857 - 774 lapas
...legislature, not in the judicial department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to define a crime and ordain its punishment. It is said that, notwithstanding...rule, the intention of the lawmaker must govern in its construction of penal, as well as other statutes. This is true. But this is not a new, independent... | |
 | Joel Prentiss Bishop - 1858 - 1012 lapas
...not in the judicial, department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to define a crime, and ordain its punishment- It is said, that notwithstanding...intention of the lawmaker must govern in the construction j)t' penal as well as other statutes. This is true, B, ut this is not a new, independent rule, which... | |
 | Richard Peters - 1860 - 836 lapas
...Rep. 593. 232. Though penal laws are to be construed strictly, yet the intention of the legislature must govern in the construction of penal as well as other statutes, and they are not to be construed so strictly as to defeat the obvious intention of the legisfature.... | |
 | Alexandra, vessel - 1864 - 618 lapas
...notwithstanding this rule, the intention of the läw" maker must govern the construction of penal as well as of " other statutes. This is true, but this is not a new...; it is a modification of the ancient " maxim, and it amounts to this, that though penal laws are to " be construed strictly, they are not to be construed... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, Edwin Tyrrell Hurlstone, Francis Joseph Coltman - 1866 - 662 lapas
...which is to define a crime, and ordain its punishment. It is said that, notwithstanding this rale, the intention of the lawmaker must govern in the construction...as well as other statutes. This is true. But this not a new independent rule which subverts the old. It is a modification of the ancient maxim, and amounts... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1870 - 764 lapas
...notwith•taiidiiig this rule, the intention of the law-maker must govern the construction of [«•nal as well as of other statutes. This is true; but this is not a new...old : it is a modification of the ancient maxim, and it amounts to thiti. that though penal laws are to bo construed strictly, they are not to be construed... | |
 | United States. Department of State - 1870 - 748 lapas
...the court, which is to define a eria&e and to ordain its punishment." Then there follow these words: "It is said that, notwithstanding this rule, the intention of the law-maker must govern the construction of penal as well as of other statutes. This is true ; but this is .not a new independent... | |
 | Theodore Sedgwick - 1874 - 750 lapas
...Legislature, not in the judicial department. It is the Legislature, not the. court, which is to define a crime and ordain its punishment. It is said that, notwithstanding...rule, the intention of the law-maker must govern in its construction of penal, as well as other statutes. This is true. But this is not a new, independent... | |
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But this is not a new, independent rule, which subverts the old. It is a modification of the ancient maxim, and amounts to this: that, though penal laws are to be construed strictly, they are not to be construed so strictly as to defeat the obvious intention... 
