 | United States. Supreme Court - 1885 - 844 页
...unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts, and, like other acts, is alterable when the legislature shall please to...people to limit a power in its own nature illimitable." Here was established one of the great foundation principles of the Government, and then in a few sentences,... | |
 | Sir Fortunatus Dwarris - 1885 - 698 页
...superior, paramount law, unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary acts, and is alterable when the legislature shall please to...people, to limit a power in its own nature illimitable. Certainly, all those who have framed written constitutions, contemplate them as forming the fundamental... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - 1885 - 838 页
...legislative acts, and, like other acts, is alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it. If tho former part of the alternative be true, then a legislative...people to limit a power in its own nature illimitable." Here was established one of the great foundation principles of the Government, and then in a few sentences,... | |
 | 1913 - 1174 页
...private corporations, then I think we should frankly concede that our Constitution is an absurd attempt on the part of the people to limit a power in its own nature illimitable; for from this time forth it will be difficult, if not Impossible, to define the constitutional limitations... | |
 | 1912 - 788 页
...unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts, and, like other acts, is alterable when the legislature shall please to...people, to limit a power in its own nature illimitable. " Certainly all those who have framed written constitutions contemplate them as forming the fundamental... | |
 | James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - 1888 - 838 页
...unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts, and. like other acts, is alterable when the legislature shall please to...people, to limit a power in its own nature illimitable." The incidents of Marshall's life, aside from his judicial work, after he went upon the bench, are few.... | |
 | James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - 1888 - 836 页
...unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts, and, like other acts, is alterable "when the legislature shall please to...people, to limit a power in its own nature illimitable." The incidents of Marshall's life, aside from his judicial work, after he went upon the bench, are few.... | |
 | 1888 - 942 页
...unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts, and, like other acts, is alterable when the legislature shall please to...people, to limit a power in its own nature illimitable. Certainly all those who have framed written constitutions contemplate them as forming the fundamental... | |
 | Georgia Bar Association - 1901 - 982 页
...power ot the government thereby created is illusory, and, as declared by Chief Justice Marshall, " written constitutions are absurd attempts on the part...people to limit a power in its own nature illimitable." SOME EARLY PRECEDENTS FROM STATE COURTS. At a very early day the true conception of a Constitution... | |
 | 1903 - 658 页
...unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts, and, like other acts, is alterable when the Legislature shall please to alter it. If the former part of the alternative is true, then a legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law; if the latter part be true,... | |
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The Constitution is either a superior paramount law unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative Acts, and like other Acts is alterable when the Legislature shall please to alter it. If the former part of the alternative... 
