 | Samuel Hazard - Pennsylvania - 1828 - 434 pages
...jurist, yet I should certainly pause before I would carry them to the extent he seems willing to go. If the Legislature should pass a law in plain, unequivocal,...explicit terms, within the general scope of their constituiional powers, I know of no authority in the government, to pronounce such an act void, merely... | |
 | Pennsylvania - 1830 - 522 pages
...jurist, yet I should certainly pause before I would carry them to the extent he seems willing to go. If the Legislature should pass a law in plain, unequivocal,...their constitutional powers, I know of no authority in the government, to pronounce such sn act void, merely because, in the opinion of the judicial tribunals,!!... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, William Rawle - Law reports, digests, etc - 1831 - 488 pages
...distinguished jurist, yet, I should pause before I would carry it to the extent he seems willing to go. If the legislature should pass a law in plain, unequivocal,...terms, within the general scope of their constitutional power, I know of no authority in this government to pronounce such an act void, merely because, in... | |
 | Bible - 1844 - 888 pages
...standard; the ablest and purest men have differed upon the subject." — 3 Dallas' s Rep.^p, 399. " If the Legislature should pass a law in plain, unequivocal, and explicit terms, within the scope of their constitutional powers, I know of no authority in this Government to pronounce such an... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1916 - 716 pages
...question did not expressly so provide. The judge delivering the opinion in that case used this language: "If the legislature should pass a law in plain, unequivocal and explicit terms within the scope of their constitutional power, I know of no authority in this government to pronounce such an... | |
 | Thomas McIntyre Cooley - Constitutional law - 1868 - 776 pages
...should pass a law in plain and unequivocal language, within the general scope of their eonstitutional powers, I know of no authority in this government...was contrary to the principles of natural justice ; for this would be vesting in the court a latitudinarian authority which might be abused, and would... | |
 | Thomas McIntyre Cooley - Constitutional law - 1871 - 846 pages
...Stoningtou, 4 Conn. 225. * "If the legislature should pass a law in plain and unequivocal language, within the general scope of their constitutional powers,...was contrary to the principles of natural justice ; for this would be vesting in the court a latitudinarian authority which might be abused, and would... | |
 | Frederick Charles Brightly - Election law - 1871 - 840 pages
...plain, unequivocal and explicit terms, within the general scope of their constitutional authority, I know of no authority in this government to pronounce such an act void, merely because, in the opinion (Right of interested parties to vote.) of the judicial tribunals, it was contrary to the principles... | |
 | Thomas McIntyre Cooley - Constitutional law - 1874 - 914 pages
...Stonington, 4 Conn. 225. * " If the legislature should pass a law in plain and unequivocal language, within the general scope of their constitutional powers,...was contrary to the principles of natural justice; for this would be vesting in the court a latitudinarian authority which might be abused, and would... | |
 | Thomas McIntyre Cooley - Constitutional law - 1880 - 426 pages
...been well said by one judge: "If the legislature should pass a law, in plain and unequivocal language, within the general scope of their constitutional powers,...was contrary to the principles of natural justice ; for this would be vesting in the court a latitudinarian authority which might be abused, and would... | |
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... principles of natural justice, for this would be vesting in the court a latitudinarian authority^ which might be abused, and would necessarily lead to collisions between the legislative and judicial departments... 
