 | Louisiana. Supreme Court, François-Xavier Martin - Law reports, digests, etc - 1839
...construing the legislative acts of that government. Hence the construction given by this court to the constitution and laws of the United States, is received by all as the true construction; and hence the construction given by the courts of the several states, to the legislative acts of these... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1845
...depart from the words of the statute. On this principle, the construction given by this court to the Constitution and laws of the United States, is received...acts of those states, is received as true, unless it conflict with the Constitution, laws or treaties of the United States." " This course is founded... | |
 | Louisiana. Supreme Court, Merritt M. Robinson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1845
...construing the legislative acts of that government. Hence, the construction given by this court to the constitution and laws of the United States, is received by all as the true construction ; and hence, the construction given by the courts of the several States to the Legislative acts^f those States,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1847
...depart from the words of the statute. On this principle the construction given by this court to the constitution and laws of the United States is received...construction given by the courts of the several States Rowan et al. r. Runnels. to the legislative acts of those States is received as true, unless they come... | |
 | Louisiana. Supreme Court, Merritt M. Robinson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1847
...depart from the words of the statute. On this principle, the construction given by this court, to the constitution and laws of the United States, is received...construction given by the courts of the several States 10 the legislative acts of those States, is received as true, unless they come in conflict with the... | |
 | Bounties, Military - 1854 - 846 pages
...the construction given by this court to the constitution and laws of the United States is conceived by all as the true construction ; and on the same principle the construction given by the several courts of the States to the legislative acts of those States is received as true, unless they... | |
 | United States. Circuit Court (7th Circuit), John McLean - Law reports, digests, etc - 1856
...department exists, is the appropriate organ for construing the legislative acts of government. On this principle the construction given by the Courts of...they come in conflict with the Constitution, Laws and Treaties of the United States. What, then, 38a Lemuel Wick v. The Schooner Samuel Strong. have... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1873
...depart from the words of the statute. On this principle, the construction given by this court to the Constitution and laws of the. United States is received...conflict with the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States." And in Green v. Neat's Lessee, 6 Pet. 298, it is said by McLean, J. : " The decision... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1873
...depart from the words of the statute. On this principle, the construction given by this court to the Constitution and laws of the United States is received...acts of those States is received as true. unless they comc in conflict with the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States." And in Green v. Neal's... | |
 | Thomas McIntyre Cooley - Constitutional law - 1874 - 827 pages
...depart from the words of the statute. On this principle, the construction given by this court to the Constitution and laws of the United. States is received...conflict with the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States." And in Green v. Neal's Lessee, 6 Pet. 298, it is said by McLean, J. : " The decision... | |
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We receive the construction given by the courts of the nation as the true sense of the law, and feel ourselves no more at liberty to depart from that construction than to depart from the words of the statute. On this principle, the construction given... 
