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" Bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts, are contrary to the first principles of the social compact, and to every principle of sound legislation. "
The Federalist: A Collection of Essays - Página 246
por Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - 1901 - 488 páginas
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Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the ..., Volumen25

United States. Supreme Court - 1904 - 444 páginas
...constitution, who wrote the Federalist. In the 44th number of that work (p. 281), it is said, that " bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing...state constitutions, and all of them are prohibited by [*„„_ the spirit and scope of these fundamental charters. Our own experi- L ence has taught us,...
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The Federalist, on the New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788, by Mr ...

James Madison, John Jay - 1818 - 882 páginas
...the states, on the same principle with that of issuing a paper currency. Dills of attainder, ex poat facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts,...prefixed to some of the state constitutions, and all of thcm are prohibited by the spirit and scope of these fundamental charters. Our own experience has taught...
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The Federalist: On the New Constitution

James Madison, John Jay - 1826 - 736 páginas
...the states, on the same principle with that of issuing a paper currency. Bills of attainder, ex poit facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts,...former are expressly prohibited by the declarations prefued to some of the state constitutions, and all of them arc prohibited by the spirit and scope...
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Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the ..., Volumen12

United States. Supreme Court - 1827 - 682 páginas
...regular course to the business of society." I cannot understand this language otherwise than as putting bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts, all upon the same footing, and deprecating them all for the same cause. The language shows, clearly,...
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Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the ..., Volumen2

United States. Supreme Court, Richard Peters - 1829 - 758 páginas
...writer has made no attempt at giving a distinct exposition of the phrase, as used in the constitution.- Bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts, are all considered together ; and regarded, as they really are, as forming together " a bulwark, in favour...
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Speeches and Forensic Arguments

Daniel Webster - 1830 - 518 páginas
...and force by one of the distinguished persons who framed that instrument. " Bills of attainder, er post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation...of them are prohibited by the spirit and scope of 131 . these fundamental charters. Our own experience has taught us, nevertheless, that additional fences...
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Speeches and Forensic Arguments

Daniel Webster - 1830 - 518 páginas
...exhibited with great clearness and force by one of the distinguished persons who framed that instrument. " Bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing...of sound legislation. The two former, are expressly prohihited by the declarations prefixed to some of the state constitutions, and all of them are prohibited...
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The Federalist on the New Constitution

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - 1831 - 758 páginas
...a power in the states to emit paper money, than to coin gold or silver. The power to make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts,...contrary to the first principles of the social compact, nnd to every principle of sound legislation. The two former are expressly prohibited by the declarations...
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A Compilation of the Insolvent Laws of Maryland: Together with the Decisions ...

Maryland - 1831 - 256 páginas
...exclusively, to bills of attainder. The next class of prohibitions contained in this section, consists of bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligation of contracts. But if it were deemed wise and proper to prohibit State legislation as to retrospective laws, which...
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Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States: With a ..., Volumen1

Joseph Story - 1833 - 540 páginas
...a voluntary sacrifice on the altar of justice of the power, which has been the instrument of it."8 "Laws impairing the obligation of contracts are contrary...compact, and to every principle of sound legislation." 4 And the Federalist dwells on the suggestion, that as such laws amount to an aggression on the rights...
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