...Federalist," " which depends on clearer principles, than that every act of a delegated authority, contrary to the commission under which it is exercised, is void."...legislative act, therefore, contrary to the Constitution, which is the commisK sion by which every department of the government equally derives its authority...

...part of the Constitution. " There is no position," say the illustrious authors of " The Federalist," " which depends on clearer principles, 'than that every act of a delegated authority, contrary to the commission under which it is exercised, is void." No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the Constitution,...

...doubt of this ? Listen to the voice of Alexander Hamilton, in the 78th number of the Federalist : " There is no position which depends on clearer principles, than that ' every act of a delegated power contrary to the commission under which it is exercised, is void. No legislative act, therefore,...

...American constitutions, a brief discussion of the grounds on which it rests cannot be unaeceptable. " There is no position which depends on clearer principles,...the constitution, can be valid. To. deny this would be to affirm, that the deputy is greater than his principal; that the servant is above his master;...

...authority : to repeat which, would swell this number to an improper size. The essence of the argument is, that every act of a delegated authority, contrary...the commission under which it is exercised, is void ; consequently that no legislative act, inconsistent with the Constitution, can be valid. That it is...

...authority : to repeat which, would swell this number to an improper size. The essence of the argument is, that every act of a delegated authority, contrary...the commission under which it is exercised, is void ; consequently that no legislative act, inconsistent with the Constitution, can be valid. That it is...

...American constitutions, a brief discussion of the ground on which it rests cannot be unacceptable. There is no position which depends on clearer principles,...the constitution, can be valid. To deny this, would be to affirm, that the deputy is greater than his principal ; that the servant is above his master...

...delegated power. In this country it is not the Legislature who are supreme, but the people ; and " there is no position which depends on clearer principles...commission under which it is exercised, is void/' (3 Ham. Wks. 230 ; 1 Bl. 315.) The hardship in this case, however, is, at the most, only a pecuniary...

...delegated power. In this country it is not the Legislature who are supreme, but the people ; and " there is no position -which depends on clearer principles...commission under which it is exercised, is void/' (3 Ham. Wks. 230; 1 Bl. 315.) The hardship in this case. however, is, at the most, only a pecuniary...

...American Constitutions, a brief discussion of the ground on which it rests cannot be unacceptable. There is no position which depends on clearer principles,...the Constitution, can be valid. To deny this, would be to affirm, that the deputy is greater than his principal ; that the servant is above his master...