 | Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention - 1832 - 276 strani
...whatsoever, without the consent of the people, or their representatives in the legislature. XXIV.—LAWS made to punish for actions done before the existence...with the fundamental principles of a free government. XXV.—No subject ought, in any case, or in any time, to be declared guilty of treason or felony by... | |
 | Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1833 - 806 strani
...whatsoever, without the consent of the people, or their representatives in the legislature. XXIV. — LAWS made to punish for actions done before the existence...with the fundamental principles of a free government. XXV. — No subject ought, in any case, or in any time, to be declared guilty of treason or felony... | |
 | John Marshall - 1839 - 762 strani
...declaration of rights by the convention of Massachusetts, part 1, section 24, " Laws made to punish actions done before the existence of such laws, and...been declared crimes by preceding laws, are unjust," &c. In the declaration of rights by the convention of Maryland, article 15th, " Retrospective laws,... | |
 | 1841 - 460 strani
...pretext whatever, without the consent of the people, or their representatives in the legislature. 24. Laws made to punish for actions done before the existence...with the fundamental principles of a free government. 25. No psrson ought, in any case, or in any time, to be declared guilty of treason or felony by the... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1844 - 416 strani
...whatsoever, without the consent of the people, or their representatives in the legislature. - XXIV. LAwS made to punish for actions done before the existence...with the fundamental principles of a free government. to convict of , , ., /. Legislature not XXV. No subject ought, in any case, or in any time, to be treason,... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1845 - 860 strani
...whatsoever, without the consent of the people, or their representatives in the legislature. XXIV. — Laws made to punish for actions done before the existence...with the fundamental principles of a free government. XXV. — No subject, ought, in any case, or in any time, to be declared guilty of treason or felony... | |
 | Massachusetts. General Court. House - 1845 - 1194 strani
...whatsoever, without the consent of the people, or their representatives in the legislature. XXIV. — Laws made to punish for actions done before the existence...with the fundamental principles of a free government. XXV. — No subject, ought, in any case, or in any time, to be declared guilty of treason or felony... | |
 | Jonathan French - 1847 - 506 strani
...pretext whatever, without the consent of the people, or their representatives in the legislature. 24. Laws made to punish for actions done before the existence...with the fundamental principles of a free government. 25. No person ought, in any case, or in any time, to be declared guilty of treason or felo«y by the... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - 1848 - 1040 strani
...pretext whatever, without the consent of the people, or their representatives in the legislature. " Laws made to punish for actions done before the existence...with the fundamental principles of a free government. " No person ought, in any case, or in any time, to be declared guilty of treason or felony by the legislature.... | |
 | John Bigelow - 1848 - 538 strani
...pretext whatever, without the consent of the people, or their representatives in, the Legislature. 24. Laws made to punish for actions done before the existence...with the fundamental principles of a free government. 25. No person ought, in any case, or in any time, to be declared guilty of treason or felony by the... | |
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Laws made to punish for actions done before the existence of such laws, and which have not been declared crimes by preceding laws, are unjust, oppressive, and inconsistent with the fundamental principles of a free government. 
