 | United States. Supreme Court - 1904 - 444 σελίδες
...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,... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - 1818 - 882 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - 1826 - 736 σελίδες
...the states, on the same principle with that of issuing a paper currency. Bills of attainder, ex poit facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts,...former are expressly prohibited by the declarations prefued to some of the state constitutions, and all of them arc prohibited by the spirit and scope... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1827 - 682 σελίδες
...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,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Richard Peters - 1829 - 758 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1830 - 518 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1830 - 518 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - 1831 - 758 σελίδες
...a power in the states to emit paper money, than to coin gold or silver. The power to make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts,...contrary to the first principles of the social compact, nnd to every principle of sound legislation. The two former are expressly prohibited by the declarations... | |
 | Maryland - 1831 - 256 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | William Alexander Duer - 1833 - 264 σελίδες
...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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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. 
