 All laws now in force in the territory of Washington, which are not repugnant to this constitution, shall remain in force until they expire by their own limitation, or are altered or repealed by the legislature...  American law reports annotated - Page 1791923Full view - About this book
 | New Jersey. Supreme Court - 1921 - 664 pages
...article 10 of our constitution that the common law and statute law now in force, not repugnant to the constitution, shall remain in force until they expire by their own limitation, or be altered or repealed by the legislature, (he court is wholly without any power to modify the common... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1837 - 594 pages
...intelligence. It is provided also, that the territorial laws, not repugnant to the Constitution, are to remain in force until they expire by their own limitation, or are repealed by action of the Legislature. The attitude in which Michigan has for some time stood in relation... | |
 | New Jersey - 1842 - 1396 pages
...operation, it is hereby declared and ordained, that — 1. The common law and statute laws now in force not repugnant to this constitution, shall remain in...force until they expire by their own limitation, or be altered or repealed by the legislature ; and all writs, actions, causes of action, prosecutions,... | |
 | Alvan Stewart, New Jersey. Supreme Court - 1845 - 60 pages
...Constitution has in the 10th Article these words, "The common law and statute laws now in full force, not repugnant to this Constitution, shall remain in...force until they expire by their own limitation, or be altered or repealed by the Legislature." Further, MR. S. said that he relied on a portion of the... | |
 | New York (State). Constitutional Convention - 1846 - 410 pages
...operation, it is hereby declared and ordained, that — I. The common law and the statute laws now in force, not repugnant to this constitution, shall remain in...force until they expire by their own limitation, or be altered or repealed by the legislature ; and all writs, actions, causes of such action, prosecutions,... | |
 | Jonathan French - 1847 - 506 pages
...operation, it is hereby declared and ordained, that — 1. The common law and statute laws now in force, not repugnant to this Constitution, shall remain in...force Until they expire by their own limitation, or be altered or repealed by the Legislature ; and all writs, actions, causes of action, prosecutions,... | |
 | John Bigelow - 1848 - 538 pages
...operation, it is hereby declared and ordained, that — 1. The common law and the statute laws now in force, not repugnant to this Constitution, shall remain in...force until they expire by their own limitation, or be altered or repealed by the Legislature : and all writs, actions, causes of such action, prosecutions,... | |
 | William Euen - 1848 - 164 pages
...operation, it is hereby declared and ordained, that — 1. The common law and statute laws now in force not repugnant to this constitution, shall remain in...force until they expire by their own limitation, or be altered or repealed by the legislature ; and all writs, actions, causes of action, prosecutions,... | |
 | Saint Louis (Mo.). - 1850 - 454 pages
...as if issued in the name of the Stale. SEC. 2. All laws now in force in the territory of Missouri, which are not repugnant to this Constitution, shall...force until they expire by their own limitation, or be altered or repealed by the General Assembly. SEC. 3. All fines, penalties, forfeitures and escheats,... | |
 | Indiana. Constitutional Convention - 1851 - 1104 pages
...laws in force at the adoption of this Constitution, and not repugnant thereto, shall remain in full force until they expire by their own limitation, or are altered or repealed. And all suita, prosecutions, claims and rights now pending or existing, shall continue and may be proceeded... | |
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