 | Law - 1880 - 920 pages
...LAW. — Law impairing obligation of contracts — Taking property without due process of law. — The United States cannot, any more than a State, interfere with private rights, except fur legitimate governmental purposes. They are not included within the constitutional prohibition CONSTITUTIONAL... | |
 | United States. Comptroller of the Treasury - Finance, Public - 1883 - 906 pages
...that connection." We beg especial attention to the language of the court on this point, as follows : " The United States cannot any more than a State interfere...prohibition which prevents States from passing laws imparing the obligations of contracts, but equally with the States they are prohibited from depriving... | |
 | United States. Comptroller of the Treasury - Finance, Public - 1883 - 908 pages
...that connection." We beg especial attention to the language of the court on this point, as follows : " The United States cannot any more than a State interfere...prohibition which prevents States from passing laws imparing the obligations of contracts, but equally irith the States they arc prohibited from depriving... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1884 - 676 pages
...obligation of contracts. In the Sinking-fund Cases, 99 US 718, we said that while the United States are not included within the constitutional prohibition...passing laws impairing the obligation of contracts, yet "equally with the states they are prohibited from de priving persons or corporations of property... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1884 - 1434 pages
...obligation of contracts. In the Sinking-fund Cases, 99 US 718, we said that while the United States are not included within the constitutional prohibition...passing laws impairing the obligation of contracts, yet "equally with the states they are prohibited from de 1 'I .|н|! SUPREME COURT ВЕРОЯТЕН.... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1884 - 840 pages
...obligation of contracts. In the Sinking Fund Cases, 99 US 718, 719, we said that while the United States are not included within the constitutional prohibition...passing laws impairing the obligation of contracts, yet " equally with the States they are prohibited from depriving persons or corporations of property... | |
 | Central Pacific Railroad Company - Pacific railroads - 1887 - 478 pages
...a majority of the Court — aud in this respect there was no dissent on the part of the minority: " The United States cannot, any more than a State, interfere...which prevents States from passing laws impairing the obligations of contracts. But equally with the States they are prohibited from depriving persons or... | |
 | Lorenzo Smith Boswell Sawyer, United States. Circuit Court (9th Circuit) - District courts - 1888 - 716 pages
...secured by a contract, acceptable to, and accepted by, the creditor at the time it was made. And — ' ' The United States cannot any more than a state interfere...obligation of contracts, but equally with the states Opinion of Sawyer, CJ, concurring. [August, they are prohibited from depriving persons or corporations... | |
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The United States cannot any more than a State interfere with private rights, except for legitimate governmental purposes. They are not included within the constitutional prohibition which prevents States from passing laws impairing the obligation of... 
