| Richard Peters - 1860 - 836 strani
...intention of the legislature must govern in the construction of penal as well as other statutes, and they are not to be construed so strictly as to defeat the obvious intention of the legisfature. Ibid. 233. In the act of April 30, 1790, ch. 36, the description of places contained in... | |
| Alexandra, vessel - 1864 - 618 strani
...which subverts the old ; it is a modification of the ancient " maxim, and it amounts to this, that though penal laws are to " be construed strictly,...not to be so applied as to narrow the words of the sta" tute to the exclusion of cases~ which those words in their ordi" nary acceptation, or in that... | |
| United States. Department of State - 1870 - 756 strani
...rule which subverts the old: it is a modification of the ancient maxim, and it amounts to this, that though penal laws are to be construed strictly, they...intention of the legislature. The maxim is not to be eo applied as to narrow the words of the statute, to the exclusion of cases which those words, in their... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate - 1870 - 764 strani
...it is a modification of the ancient maxim, and it amounts to thiti. that though penal laws are to bo construed strictly, they are not to be construed so...obvious intention of the legislature. The maxim is ii»t to be so applied ae to narrow the words of the statute, to the exclusion of cases which those... | |
| United States. Department of State - 1870 - 748 strani
...rule which subverts the old; it is a modification of the ancient maxim, and it amonnte to this, that though penal laws are to be construed strictly, they are not to be construed во strictly as to defeat the obvious intention of the legislature. The maxim is not to be so-applied... | |
| United States. Congress. House - 1873 - 910 strani
...United States, as reported in the case ot United States vs. Wiltberger, 5 Wheaton 95, "that although penal laws are to be construed strictly, they are not to be so construed as to defeat the obvious intention of the legislature." This argument was answered in... | |
| Robert Dewey Benedict, Benjamin Lincoln Benedict - 1874 - 640 strani
...accomplish the intentions of their makers. (Taylor v. United States, 3 Howard, 197). And they should not be construed so strictly as to defeat the obvious intention of the legislature. (United States v. Wiltherger, 5 Wheaton, 76, 95 ; American Fur Co. v. United States, 2 Peters, 358,... | |
| 1903 - 1250 strani
...that the power of punishment is vested in the legislative, not in the judicial department." "Although penal laws are to be construed strictly, they are...defeat the obvious intention of the Legislature." "The case must be a strong one indeed, which would justify a court in departing from the plain meaning of... | |
| 1904 - 1038 strani
...the old. It is a modification of the ancient maxim, and amounts to this: That, though penal statutes are to be construed strictly, they are not to be construed...intention of the Legislature. The maxim is not to be applied so as to narrow the words of the statute to the exclusion of cases which those words in their... | |
| 1903 - 1112 strani
...United States v. Hartwell, 6 Wall. 385, 18 L. Ed. 830. In the language of Chief Justice Marshall : "Though penal laws are to be construed strictly, they...to defeat the obvious intention of the Legislature. This maxim is not to be so applied as to narrow the words of the statute to the exclusion of cases... | |
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