A State acts by its legislative, its executive, or its judicial authorities. It can act in no other way. The constitutional provision, therefore, must mean that no agency of the State, or of the officers or agents by whom its powers are exerted, shall... United States Congressional Serial Set - Page 8121934Full view - About this book
| United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - 1948 - 990 pages
...of these agencies or by another." In Ex parte Virginia, 100 US 339, 347 (1880), the Court observed: "A State acts by its legislative, its executive, or...judicial authorities. It can act in no other way." In the Civil Rights Cases, 109 US 3, 11, 17 (1883), this Court pointed out that the Amendment makes... | |
| 1903 - 1116 pages
...political body denominated a state, by whatever Instruments or in whatever modes that action may be taken. A state acts by its legislative, its executive, or...powers are exerted, shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Whoever, by virtue of public position under a state... | |
| 1881 - 1980 pages
...whatever instruments or in whatever modes that action may be taken. A state acts by its legislature, its executive, or its judicial authorities. It can...or of the officers or agents by whom its powers are exercised, shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Whoever... | |
| 1885 - 1902 pages
...political body denominated a state, by whatever instruments or in whatever modes that action maty be taken. A state acts by its legislative, its executive, or...authorities. It can act in no other way. The constitutional provisions, therefore, must mean that no agency of a state, or of the officers or agents by whom its... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - 1881 - 948 pages
...United States. Speaking by Mr. Justice Strong, in Ex parte Virginia, we said, and now repeat, that " a State acts by its legislative, its executive, or...or of the officers or agents by whom its powers are executed, shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Whoever,... | |
| 1882 - 954 pages
...court, in passing upon the exact phraseology used in section 2 of the fourteenth amendment, says: " A State acts by its legislative, its executive, or...agency of the State, or of the officers or agents by wnom its powers are exerted, shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection... | |
| Lorenzo Smith Boswell Sawyer, United States. Circuit Court (9th Circuit) - 1882 - 718 pages
...whatever modes that action may be taken. A state acts by its legislature, its executive or its jndicial authorities. It can act in no other way. The constitutional...or of the officers or agents by whom its powers are exercised, shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Whoever... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - 1884 - 676 pages
...its legislative, executive, and judicial authorities, and can act in no other way, we proceeded: 6S "The constitutional provision, therefore, must mean...powers are exerted, shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Whoever, by virtue of public position under a state... | |
| 1884 - 1434 pages
...by its legislative, executive, and judicial authorities, and can act in no other way, we proceeded: "The constitutional provision, therefore, must mean...powers are exerted, shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Whoever, by virtue of public position under a state... | |
| United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - 1884 - 836 pages
...its legislative, executive, and judicial authorities, and can act in no other way, we proceeded : " The constitutional provision, therefore, must mean...powers are exerted, shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Whoever, by virtue of public position under a State... | |
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