 | Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals - 1884 - 1012 sider
...case, at least, there is a safe refuge for every lover of the constitution in the salutary rule that, where a law is plain and unambiguous, whether it be...expressed in general or limited terms, the legislature shall be intended to mean what they have plainly expressed, and consequently no room is left for construction.... | |
 | 1881 - 316 sider
...is more firmly established, or rests on more secure foundations, than the rule which declares when a law is plain and unambiguous, whether it be expressed in general or limited terms, that the legislature shall be intended to mean what they have plainly expressed, and, consequently,... | |
 | 1898 - 1156 sider
...the presumption does not hold good in the particular case, nothing will remain except to enforce It. 'Where a law Is plain and unambiguous, whether it...and consequently no room Is left for construction.' Possible or even probable meanings, when one Is plainly declared in the instrument itself, the courts... | |
 | United States. Department of State - 1885 - 632 sider
...the sense which they naturally present. This seems to be a case for the application of this maxim: "Where a law is plain and unambiguous, whether it...and consequently no room is left for construction." (Supreme Court of the United States, in 2 Cranch, 358, 399; see also Phillimore, vol. II, page 8-4,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1885 - 654 sider
...naturally present. This seems to be a case for the application of this maxim : " Where a law is plaiu and unambiguous, whether it be expressed in general...and consequently no room is left for construction." (Supreme Court of the United States, in 2 Crauch, 358, 399; see also Phillimore, vol. II, page 84,... | |
 | 1885 - 1000 sider
...regard to their race, color or nationality. This law must be construed as any other would be construed. "Where a law is plain and unambiguous, whether it...terms, the. legislature should be intended to mean lohat they have plainly expressed, and consequently no room is left for construction:" Fisher v. Blight,... | |
 | 1897 - 1164 sider
...the presumption does not hold good in the particular case, nothing will remain except to enforce it. 'Where a law is plain and unambiguous, whether it...and consequently no room is left for construction.' Possible or even probable meanings, when one is plainly declared in the Instrument itself, the courts... | |
 | 1886 - 956 sider
...Wheat. 610 ; Bartlett v. Norris, 9 Port. (Ala.) 268. Where a law is plain and unambiguous, whether expressed in general or limited terms, the legislature...and consequently no room is left for construction. United States \. Fisher, supra; Bartlett v. Norris, supra; Commonwealth v. Mandoll, 2 WNC 210. Revenue... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1274 sider
...law is plain and unambiguous," (say the Supreme Court, in United States vs. Fisher, 2 Cranch, 399,) "whether it be expressed in general or limited terms,...intended to mean what they have plainly expressed, and no room is left for construction." Now, here the legislature have, in plain and unambiguous terms,... | |
 | 1918 - 1238 sider
...effected by legislation and not judicial action. Where a law is plain and unambiguous, whether it he expressed in general or limited terms, the Legislature...they have plainly expressed, and consequently no room JB left for construction." Sedg. on Stat. and (Tonst. Law, 231. It is argued by the petitioners that... | |
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Where a law is plain and unambiguous, whether it be expressed in general or limited terms, the Legislature should be intended to mean what they have plainly expressed, and consequently no room is left for construction. 
