 | Edward McPherson - 1869 - 144 páginas
...corpus, is expressly repealed. It is hardly possible to imagine a plainer instance of positive exception. We are not at liberty to inquire into the motives...jurisdiction of this court is given by express words. What, then, is the effect of the repealing act upon the case before us ? We cannot doubt as to this.... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1869 - 802 páginas
...corpus is expressly repealed. It is hardly possible to imagine a plainer instance of positive exception. We are not at liberty to inquire into the motives...jurisdiction of this court is given by express words. What, then, is the effect of the repealing act upon the case before us? We cannot doubt as to this.... | |
 | Edward McPherson - 1872
...corpus, is expressly repealed. It is hardly possible to imagine a plainer instance of positive exception. We are not at liberty to inquire into the motives...jurisdiction of this court is given by. express words. What, then, is the effect of the repealing act upon the case before us ? We cannot doubt as to this.... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1870 - 800 páginas
...repeated. It is hardly possible to imagine a plainer instance of positive exception. We are not at liherty to inquire into the motives of the legislature. We...jurisdiction of this court is given by express words. What, then, is the effect of the repealing act upon the case before us? We cannot doubt as to this.... | |
 | 1884 - 934 páginas
...corpus is expressly repealed. It is hardly possible to imagine a plainer instance of positive exception. We are not at liberty to inquire into the motives...jurisdiction of this court is given by express words. What, then, is the effect of the repealing act upon the case before us? We cannot doubt as to this.... | |
 | 1905 - 1286 páginas
...Supreme Court, and* while the case was under advisement the act of 1867 was repealed. The court says: "We are not at liberty to inquire Into the motives...Jurisdiction of this court Is given by express words. What, then, is the effect of the repealing act upon the case before us? We cannot doubt as to this.... | |
 | Puerto Rico. Supreme Court - 1905 - 656 páginas
...act provided for the organization of this court and prescribed regulations for the exercise of its jurisdiction. "We are not at liberty to inquire into...jurisdiction of this court is given by express words. - ' What, then, is the effect of the repealing act upon the case before us? We cannot doubt as to this.... | |
 | Westel Woodbury Willoughby - 1910 - 728 páginas
...the Southern States after the termination of the Civil War. " We are not at liberty," said the court, ''to inquire into the motives of the legislature....jurisdiction of this court is given by express words." " § 8. Expediency and Reasonableness of Legislation not Subject to Judicial Determination. The power... | |
 | Allan Louis Benson - 1911 - 72 páginas
...'limited and regulated by that act, and by such other acts as have been passed on the subject.' . . . "We are not at liberty to inquire into the motives...jurisdiction of this court is given by express words. "What, then, is the effect of the repealing act upon the case before us? We cannot doubt as to this.... | |
 | Westel Woodbury Willoughby - 1912 - 678 páginas
...passing upon the constitutionality of certain "reconstruction" measures. The court, however, said: "We are not at liberty to inquire into the motives...jurisdiction of this court is given by express words." Appeals from the District Courts As at present by statute provided, the Supreme Court has the following... | |
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We are not at liberty to inquire into the motives of the legislature. We can only examine into its power under the Constitution ; and the power to make exceptions to the appellate jurisdiction of this court is given by express words. 
