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" Bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts, are contrary to the first principles of the social compact, and to every principle of sound legislation. "
The Federalist, on the New Constitution - Page 294
1802
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Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the ..., Volume 25

United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1904 - 444 pages
...constitution, who wrote the Federalist. In the 44th number of that work (p. 281), it is said, that " bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing...state constitutions, and all of them are prohibited by [*„„_ the spirit and scope of these fundamental charters. Our own experi- L ence has taught us,...
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The Federalist, on the New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788, by Mr ...

James Madison, John Jay - Constitutional law - 1818 - 882 pages
...the states, on the same principle with that of issuing a paper currency. Dills of attainder, ex poat facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts,...prefixed to some of the state constitutions, and all of thcm are prohibited by the spirit and scope of these fundamental charters. Our own experience has taught...
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Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the ..., Volume 12

United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1827 - 682 pages
...regular course to the business of society." I cannot understand this language otherwise than as putting bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts, all upon the same footing, and deprecating them all for the same cause. The language shows, clearly,...
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Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the ..., Volume 2

United States. Supreme Court, Richard Peters - Court rules - 1829 - 758 pages
...writer has made no attempt at giving a distinct exposition of the phrase, as used in the constitution.- Bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts, are all considered together ; and regarded, as they really are, as forming together " a bulwark, in favour...
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Speeches and Forensic Arguments

Daniel Webster - United States - 1830 - 518 pages
...and force by one of the distinguished persons who framed that instrument. " Bills of attainder, er post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation...of them are prohibited by the spirit and scope of 131 . these fundamental charters. Our own experience has taught us, nevertheless, that additional fences...
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Speeches and Forensic Arguments

Daniel Webster - United States - 1830 - 518 pages
...exhibited with great clearness and force by one of the distinguished persons who framed that instrument. " Bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing...of sound legislation. The two former, are expressly prohihited by the declarations prefixed to some of the state constitutions, and all of them are prohibited...
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A Compilation of the Insolvent Laws of Maryland: Together with the Decisions ...

Maryland - Bankruptcy - 1831 - 256 pages
...exclusively, to bills of attainder. The next class of prohibitions contained in this section, consists of bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts. But if it were deemed wise and proper to prohibit State legislation as to retrospective laws, which...
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Outlines of the Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States: Designed ...

William Alexander Duer - Constitutional law - 1833 - 264 pages
...in effect to expunge that distinct and independent prohibition t(rem the Constitution. '5. . ' 771. Bills of Attainder, ex post facto Laws, and Laws impairing...are con.trary to the first principles of the, social Contract, and to every principle of sound legislation : the two former are also expressly prohibited...
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Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States: With a ..., Volume 1

Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 540 pages
...a voluntary sacrifice on the altar of justice of the power, which has been the instrument of it."8 "Laws impairing the obligation of contracts are contrary...compact, and to every principle of sound legislation." 4 And the Federalist dwells on the suggestion, that as such laws amount to an aggression on the rights...
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Outlines of the Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States: Designed ...

William Alexander Duer - Constitutional law - 1833 - 264 pages
...distinct and independent prohibition from the Constitution. 771. Bills of Attainder, ex post faclo Laws, and Laws impairing the obligation of Contracts,...are contrary to the first principles of the social Contract, and to ' every principle of sound legislation : the two former are also expressly prohibited...
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