 We know of no case in which a legislative act to transfer the property of A to B, without his consent, has ever been held a constitutional exercise of legislative power in any State in the Union. On the contrary, it has been constantly resisted, as inconsistent...  Lawyers' Reports Annotated - Page 301909Full view - About this book
 | United States. Supreme Court, Richard Peters - Court rules - 1829 - 758 pages
...property lawfully VOL. II.— 4 H [Wilkinson vs. Leland and others.] acquired. We know of no case, in which a legislative act to transfer the property...tribunal in which it has been attempted to be enForced. We are not prepared therefore to admit that the people of Rhode Island have ever delegated to their... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - History - 1830 - 646 pages
...of the citizens to the free enjoyment of their property lawfully acquired. We know of no case, irr which a legislative act to transfer the property of A. to B. without bis consent, has ever been herd a constitutional exercise of legislative power in any state in the... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - History - 1835 - 624 pages
...right of the citizens to the free enjoyment of their property /a icfully acquired. We know of no case, in which a legislative act to transfer the property...principles, by every judicial tribunal in which it has l-.it) LAW CASES, &c. been attempted to be enforced. We are not prepared, therefore, to admit that... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - History - 1830 - 628 pages
...right of the citizens to the free enjoyment of their property tntc fully acquired. We know of no case, in which a legislative act to transfer the property of A. to B. without bis consent, has ever been held a constitutional exercise of legislative power in any state in the... | |
 | Samuel Owen - Law - 1845 - 434 pages
...being, without very strong and direct expressions of such an intention." He adds, " we know of no case, in which a legislative act to transfer the property...resisted as inconsistent with just principles, by every tribunal in which it has been attempted to be enforced. We are not prepared, therefore, to admit, that... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1847 - 710 pages
...from any general expression of the will of the people." In the Matter of Floarnoy, Attorney-General. a legislative act to transfer the property of A to...of legislative power, in any State in the Union." The principles decided in these cases, apply to the case before us : the great principle settled is,... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - Constitutional law - 1848 - 1004 pages
...citizens to the free enjoyment of their property lawfully acquired. He then adds:—" We know of no case in which A. legislative act to transfer the property...resisted as inconsistent with just principles, by any political tribunal in which it has been attempted to be enforced. We are not prepared, therefore,... | |
 | Nathan Howard (Jr.) - Civil procedure - 1852 - 496 pages
...personal liberty and private property should be held sacred." Again, he says, " we know of no case in which a legislative act to transfer the property...constitutional exercise of legislative power in any state of the Union. On the contrary, it has constantly been resisted, as inconsistent with first principles,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Robbins Curtis - Law reports, digests, etc - 1864 - 536 pages
...their property lawfully * acquired. We [ * 658 ] VOL. VIII. 21 WUkinson v. Leland. 2 P. know of no case in which a legislative act to transfer the property...tribunal in which it has been attempted to be enforced. We are not prepared, therefore, to admit that the people of Rhode Island have ever delegated to their... | |
 | Louisiana. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1855 - 710 pages
...land, 2 Peters 654, Judge Story, delivering the opinion of the court, said : " \Ve know of no case in which a legislative act to transfer the property...constantly resisted as inconsistent with just principles." So, in 1 Baldwin CC Rep. 223, it was held : that the Legislature had not the power to take the property... | |
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