 Can a man excuse his practices to the contrary because of his religious belief? To permit this would be to make the professed doctrines of religious belief superior to the law of the land, and in effect to permit every citizen to become a law unto himself....  Wharton and Stillé's Medical Jurisprudence - Page 573by Francis Wharton, Moreton Stillé - 1882Full view - About this book
 | Law - 1890 - 548 pages
...Can a man excuse his practices to the contrary because of his religions belief? To permit this wonld be to make the professed doctrines of religions [belief...every citizen to become a law unto himself. Government conld exist only in name under such circumstances." And in Muriihy v. Ramsey, 114 US 15, 45, referring... | |
 | Law - 1890 - 542 pages
...his religious belief? To permit this would be to make the professed doctrines of religious beliefs superior to the law of the land, and in effect to...could exist only in name under such circumstances." This reasoning and those illustrations apply with as much appropriateness and force to tho case in... | |
 | Law - 1889 - 546 pages
...contrary becanse of .hls religious belief? To permit this would make the professed doctrines of religious belief superior to the law of the land, and in effect...permit every citizen to become a law unto himself. Governments could exist only iu name under such circumstances." Perhaps the constitutional provision... | |
 | Utah. Supreme Court, Albert Hagan, John Augustine Marshall, John Maxcy Zane, James A. Williams, Joseph M. Tanner, George L. Nye, John Walcott Thompson, August B. Edler, Alonzo Blair Irvine, Harmel L. Pratt, William S. Dalton, H. Arnold Rich - Law reports, digests, etc - 1890 - 658 pages
...belief? To permit this would be to make the professed doctrines of religious belief superior to the laws of the land, and in effect to permit every citizen...could exist only in name under such circumstances." Notwithstanding the fact that polygamy was an offense at the common law, and held in abhorrence by... | |
 | Citizen of Massachusetts, Alfred Ellingwood Giles - Bigamy - 1882 - 80 pages
...plural marriage because of his religious belief " would be to make the professed doctrines of religious belief, superior to the law of the land, and, in effect,...permit every citizen to become a law unto himself." To this I answer that it was exactly this consequence and this result that the provisions of the Constitution... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1890 - 1130 pages
...religious belief? To permit this would be to make the professed doctrines of religious belief superiorto the law of the land, and in effect to permit every citizen to become a law un to himself. Government could exist only in name under such circumstances." And In Murphy v. Ramsey,... | |
 | John Davison Lawson - Insanity - 1884 - 1012 pages
...because of his religious belief ? To permit this would be to make the professed doctrines of religious belief superior to the law of the land, and, in effect,...the expediency and patriotic character of political assasination, but to allow him to find shelter from punishment behind that belief, as an insane delusion,... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1911 - 1168 pages
...because of his religious belief? To permit this would be to mnke the professed doctrines of religious belief superior to the law of the land, and in effect...could exist only In name under such circumstances. * * * " In the case under consideration, "every act necessary to constitute the crime was knowingly... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1886 - 1338 pages
...belief? To permit this would be to make the professed doctrines of religious belief superior to the laws of the land, and in effect to permit every citizen...himself. Government could exist only in name under sucli circumstances." Notwithstanding the fact that polygamy was an offense at the common law, and... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1890 - 1182 pages
...his religious belief? To permit this would be to make the professed doctrines of religious beliefs superior to the law of the land, and, in effect, to...citizen to become a law unto himself. Government could existonlyinname under such circumstances." This reasoning and these illustrations apply with as much... | |
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