 | Samuel Hazard - 1841 - 598 pages
...of the Legislature apparent upon its face. — Wilkinson vs. Leland, 2 Peters' Reports, p. S62. 2. That a law is the best expositor of itself; that every part of art act is to be taken into view, for the purpose of 1 discovering the mind of the Legislature, and... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1841 - 440 pages
...of the Legislature apparent upon its face. — Wilkinson vs. Leland, 2 Peters' Reports, p. 262. 2. That a law is the best expositor of itself; that every...details of one part may contain regulations restricting tho extent of general expressions used in another part of the same act. — Pennington vs. Coxe, 2... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1845 - 852 pages
...rule of construction declared liy previous acts 'to the contrary notwithstanding." In 2 Cranoh, 33, " A law is the best expositor of itself — that every...purpose of discovering the mind of the legislature," &c. &c. In the case of the United States v. Fisher et al., Assignees of Blight, in the same book, the... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - 1848 - 1040 pages
...reason assigned for this rule is, that a law is the best expositor of itself, and hence every part is to be taken into view, for the purpose of discovering...expressions used in another part of the same act. This rule was adopted and applied in the case of Pennigton v. Coxe,(a) and there are numerous cases... | |
 | United States - 1848 - 880 pages
...discretionary power, limited only by the opinion entertained of the naked justice of the case. Ibid. That a law is the best expositor of itself; that every...discovering the mind of the legislature ; and that t!ie details of one part may contain regulations restricting the extent of general expressions used... | |
 | United States - 1850 - 906 pages
...discretionary power, limited only by the opinion entertained of the naked justice of the case. Ibid. That a law is the best expositor of itself; that every part of an act is to be taken mto view for the purpose of discovering the mind of the legislature ; and that the details of one part... | |
 | R. Peters - 1856 - 896 pages
...discretionary power, limited only by the opinion entertained of the naked justice of the case. Ibid. That a law is the best expositor of itself; that every part of an act is to be taken into TÎew for the purpose of discovering the mind of the legislature ; and that the details of one part... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1882 - 758 pages
...construction of the sections which have been quoted, those sections only are stated for the present. That a law is the best expositor of itself; that every...view for the purpose of discovering the mind of the legMature; and that the details of one part may contain regulations restricting the extent of general... | |
 | 1899 - 1206 pages
...subject-matter of the enactment, and the object sought to be obtained," and that "every part of the act is to be taken into view for the purpose of discovering the mind of the legislature," etc. And It Is declared in the dissenting opinion that "the Interpretation of this statute requires... | |
 | William Henry Browne - 1885 - 774 pages
...declaration of its meaning, and will govern the construction of the first statute." The same court has said that a law is the best expositor of itself, that every part of the act is to be taken into view for the purpose of discovering the mind of the legislature. So it... | |
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That a law is the best expositor of itself; that every part of an act is to be taken into view for the purpose of discovering the mind of the législature; and that the details of one part may contain regulations restricting the extent of general expressions... 
