 | Joseph Blunt - 1830 - 646 strani
...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 strani
...and with the 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...constantly resisted, as inconsistent with just principles, by every judicial tribunal in which it has l-.it) LAW CASES, &c. been attempted to be enforced. We... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - 1830 - 628 strani
...and with the 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 strani
...security and well 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...constantly resisted as inconsistent with just principles, by every tribunal in which it has been attempted to be enforced. We are not prepared, therefore, to... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - 1847 - 710 strani
...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 - 1040 strani
...of the 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...constantly 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 strani
...that the rights of personal liberty and private property should be held sacred." Again, he says, " we know of no case in which a legislative act to transfer...constitutional exercise of legislative power in any state of the Union. On the contrary, it has constantly been resisted, as inconsistent with first principles,... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - 1853 - 782 strani
...prescribe some limits to legislative power." In Terrell vs. Taylor, (9 Cranch, 43,) the Court say, "We know of no case in which a legislative act to transfer...consent, has ever been held a constitutional exercise of power in any State in the Union. On the contrary, it has been constantly resisted, as inconsistent... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Robbins Curtis - 1864 - 536 strani
...enjoyment of 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...constantly resisted as inconsistent with just principles, by every judicial tribunal in which it has been attempted to be enforced. We are not prepared, therefore,... | |
 | Emory Washburn - 1864 - 912 strani
...illustrated by referring to some of them. The language of Story, J., in Wilkinson v. Leland,3 is, " we know no case in which a legislative act to transfer the...constitutional exercise of legislative power, in any State of the Union." Bronson, J., in Taylor v. Porter, above cited,4 says : " When a man wants the property... | |
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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... 
