 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 - Σελίδα 301909Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | United States. Supreme Court, Richard Peters - 1829 - 758 σελίδες
...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 - 1830 - 646 σελίδες
...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 - 1835 - 624 σελίδες
...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 - 1830 - 628 σελίδες
...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 - 1845 - 434 σελίδες
...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 - 1847 - 710 σελίδες
...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 - 1848 - 1004 σελίδες
...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.) - 1852 - 496 σελίδες
...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 - 1864 - 536 σελίδες
...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 - 1855 - 710 σελίδες
...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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