 | Joseph Blunt - 1830 - 646 sider
...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 sider
...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...principles, by every judicial tribunal in which it has l-.it) LAW CASES, &c. been attempted to be enforced. We are not prepared, therefore, to admit that... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - 1830 - 628 sider
...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 sider
...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...resisted as inconsistent with just principles, by every tribunal in which it has been attempted to be enforced. We are not prepared, therefore, to admit, that... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - 1847 - 710 sider
...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 sider
...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...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 sider
...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 sider
...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... | |
 | Louisiana. Supreme Court - 1855 - 710 sider
...Wilitrium v. Le land, 2 Peters 654, Judge Story, delivering the opinion of the court, said : " \Ve know of no case in which a legislative act to transfer...constantly resisted as inconsistent with just principles." So, in 1 Baldwin CC Rep. 223, it was held : that the Legislature had not the power to take the property... | |
 | Emory Washburn - 1864 - 912 sider
...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... 
