 | Charles Lucas - Catholics - 1811 - 46 pages
...this can be discovered, " it ought to be followed with reason and discretion, " in the construction of the Statute, although such " construction seem contrary to the letter of the " Statute," In order to apply this doctrine to the present case, let us recur to the history of the day, on * Irish... | |
 | Thomas Leach - Criminal law - 1815 - 578 pages
...by other elementary writers on the construction of statutes, that " wherever any words of a statute are obscure or doubtful, the intention of the Legislature is to be resorted to ] 796. in order to find out the meaning of the words ; and that to discover the intention of the Legislature,... | |
 | Great Britain. Courts, Thomas Leach - Criminal law - 1815 - 582 pages
...other elementary writers on the construction of statutes, that " wherever any words of a statute arc obscure or doubtful, the intention of the Legislature is to be resorted to 179G. in order to find out the meaning of the words; and that to discover the intention of the Legislature,... | |
 | New Jersey. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1842 - 672 pages
...(intention) can be discovered, it ought to be followed with reason and discretion in the construction of. the statute, although such construction seem contrary to the letter of the statute." Whenever any words of a statute are obscure or doubtful, the intention of the legislators, is to be... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1817 - 528 pages
...any Court to explain them. "Wherever any words of a statute are. obscure or doubtful, the inu-nlion of the. legislature is to be resorted to in order to find the meaning of the words." Plowden 57, tf'imbisli v. Tailbaii. Where words of a statute are plain and positive, it in not the... | |
 | North Carolina. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1828 - 452 pages
...whenever it can be discovered, ought to be followed with reason and discretion in the construction of the statute, although such construction seem contrary to the letter of the statute. A thing which is within the intention of the maker of a statute, is as much within the statute, as... | |
 | Alabama. Supreme Court, George Noble Stewart - Law reports, digests, etc - 1830 - 654 pages
...construction are recognized and enforced. They are, that where the words of a statute are obscure 01 doubtful, the intention of the Legislature is to be resorted to in order to discover their meaning: that a thing within the intention, is as much within the statute as if it were... | |
 | Wisconsin. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives - Legislative journals - 1843 - 1080 pages
...intention can be discerned', it ought to be followed with reason and discretion, in the construction of the statute, although such construction seem contrary...letter of the statute. Where any words are obscure and doubtful, the intention of the legislature is to he resorted to in order to find the meaning of... | |
 | Wisconsin. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives - Legislative journals - 1844 - 536 pages
...intention can be discerned, it ought to be followed with reason and discretion, in the construction of the statute, although such construction seem contrary to the letter of the statute. Wlyjre any words are obscure and doubtful, the intention of the legislature is to be resorted to in... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1845 - 852 pages
...& Cress. 454 ; 7 Barn. & Cress. 99. Wherever any words of a statute are doubtful or- obscure, tJie intention of the legislature is to be resorted to, in order to find the meaning of the words. Wimbish 9 Tailbois, Plowd. 57. A thing which is within the intention of the makers of the statute,... | |
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... can be discovered it ought to be followed, with reason and discretion, in the construction of the statute, although such construction seem contrary to the letter of the statute. 
