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Theodore Sedgwick John Norton Pomeroy. ON THE RULES WHICH GOVERN THE INTERPRETATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTORY AND CONSTITUTIONAL LAW . BY THEODORE SEDGWICK , AUTHOR OF A " TREATISE ON THE MEASURE OF DAMAGES . " Second Edition . WITH ...
Theodore Sedgwick John Norton Pomeroy. ON THE RULES WHICH GOVERN THE INTERPRETATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTORY AND CONSTITUTIONAL LAW . BY THEODORE SEDGWICK , AUTHOR OF A " TREATISE ON THE MEASURE OF DAMAGES . " Second Edition . WITH ...
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... interpretation , retains , even to our time , so great a sway , still , we daily see it modified by and giving way ... interpretation of contracts ) , “ is to be interpreted by the usage of the district where the contract was made ...
... interpretation , retains , even to our time , so great a sway , still , we daily see it modified by and giving way ... interpretation of contracts ) , “ is to be interpreted by the usage of the district where the contract was made ...
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... interpreting such statute law of the mother country as we have adopted , are to be received here as a part of such statutes ; but judicial decisions on such statutes , pro- nounced subsequently to our revolution , though treated with ...
... interpreting such statute law of the mother country as we have adopted , are to be received here as a part of such statutes ; but judicial decisions on such statutes , pro- nounced subsequently to our revolution , though treated with ...
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... interpretation and construction . The object of this treatise is to explain the tech- nical terminology that belongs to them , to give their classifica- tion , describe their incidents , and finally , with what accuracy I can attain ...
... interpretation and construction . The object of this treatise is to explain the tech- nical terminology that belongs to them , to give their classifica- tion , describe their incidents , and finally , with what accuracy I can attain ...
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... interpreted the law . But it has now long been settled in England that the interpretation of statute law belongs to the judiciary alone , and in this country they have claimed and obtained an equal control over the construction of ...
... interpreted the law . But it has now long been settled in England that the interpretation of statute law belongs to the judiciary alone , and in this country they have claimed and obtained an equal control over the construction of ...
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Page 518 - 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.
Page 567 - The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship and intercourse among the people of the different states in this union, the free inhabitants of each of these states, paupers, vagabonds, and fugitives from Justice excepted, shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of free citizens in the several states...
Page 439 - The power we allude to is rather the police power, the power vested in the legislature by the constitution, to make, ordain, and establish all manner of wholesome and reasonable laws, statutes, and ordinances, either with penalties or without, not repugnant to the constitution, as they shall judge to be for the good and welfare of the commonwealth, and of the subjects of the same.
Page 125 - 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.
Page 512 - 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.
Page 479 - 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.
Page 536 - 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.
Page 273 - 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.
Page 438 - We think it is a settled principle, growing out of the nature of well ordered civil society, that every holder of property, however absolute and unqualified may be his title, holds it under the implied liability that his use of it may be so regulated, that it shall not be injurious to the equal enjoyment of others having an equal right to the enjoyment of their property, nor injurious to the rights of the community.
Page 546 - 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.