 The correctness of this principle, so far as respects general legislation, can never be controverted But, if an act be done under a law, a succeeding legislature cannot undo it. The past cannot be recalled by the most absolute power.  American Quarterly Review - Stran 115uredili: - 1830Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Jonathan Elliot - 1836 - 680 strani
...competent to pass; and one legislature cannot abridge the powers of a succeeding legislature. But if un act be done under a law, a succeeding legislature cannot undo it. Ibid. 1-io. 37. When a law is, in its nature, a contract, arid absolute rights have vested under that... | |
 | James Madison Porter - 1837 - 72 strani
...competent to pass ; and that one legislature cannot abridge the powers of a succeeding legislature. The correctness of this principle, so far as respects...past cannot be recalled by the most absolute power. Conveyances have been made, those conveyances have vested legal estates, and, if those estates may... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - 1838 - 696 strani
...compc.ent to pass; and that one legislature cannot abiidge the powers of a succeeding legislature. The correctness of this principle, so far as respects...past cannot be recalled by the most absolute power. Conveyances have been made, those conveyances have vested legal estates, and, if those estates may... | |
 | John Marshall - 1839 - 762 strani
...cannot impair the obligation of contracts 133-138 may repeal acts passed by a former legislature 134 but if an act be done under a law, a succeeding legislature cannot undo it ... 134 LIBERTY, civil, consists in the right of every individual to claim the protection of the laws... | |
 | Arkansas. Supreme Court - 1858 - 764 strani
...cannot abridge the powers of a succeeding Legislature. The correctness of this principle," he says, " so far as respects general legislation, can never...under a law, a succeeding Legislature cannot undo it. When, then, a law is in its nature a contract, a repeal of the law cannot divest those rights; and... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - 1848 - 1040 strani
...competent to pass ; and that one legislature cannot abridge the powers of a succeeding legislature. The correctness of this principle, so far as respects...past cannot be recalled by the most absolute power. Conveyances have been made ; those conveyances have vested legal estates ; and, if those estates may... | |
 | California. Legislature. Assembly - 1853 - 1292 strani
...competent to pass ; and that one Legislature cannot abridge the powers of a succeeding Legislature." " The correctness of this principle, so far as respects...past cannot be recalled by the most absolute power. Conveyances have been made, — those conveyances have vested legal estates ; and, if those estates... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Robbins Curtis - 1864 - 754 strani
...competent to pass ; and that one legislature cannot abridge the powers of a succeeding legislature. The correctness of this principle, so far as respects...past cannot be recalled by the most absolute power. Conveyances have been made, those conveyances have vested legal estates, and, if those estates may... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1855 - 702 strani
...cannot abridge the powers of a succeeding legislature." " The correctness of this principle," he says, " so far as respects general legislation, can never...under a law, a succeeding legislature cannot undo it. When, then, a law is in its nature a contract, a repeal of the law cannot divest those rights ; and... | |
 | Richard Peters - 1860 - 836 strani
...court said: — The correctness of this principle, so far as it respects general legislation, cannot be controverted. But, if an act be done under a law, a succeeding legislature cannot nndo it. The past cannot be recalled by the most absolute power. Fletcher v. Peck, 6 Cranch, 87; 2... | |
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