 The intention of the legislature is to be collected from the words they employ. Where there is no ambiguity in the words, there is no room for construction.  A Treatise on the Law of Crimes - Page 61by William Lawrence Clark, William Lawrence Marshall - 1905 - 906 pagesFull view - About this book
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1820 - 620 pages
...ordinary acceptation, or in that sense in which the legislature has obviously used them, would comprehend. The intention of the legislature is to be collected...words they employ. Where there is no ambiguity in 1820. the words, there is no room for construction. The case, must be a strong one indeed, which would... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1820 - 622 pages
...acceptation, or in that sense in which the legislature has obviously used them, would comprehend. Tho intention of the legislature is to be collected from...words they employ. Where there is no ambiguity in i820. the words, there is no room for construction. The '*!?^~**~ case must be a strong one indeed,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1820 - 662 pages
...the legislature is to be collected from the words they employ. Where there is no ambiguity in 1820. the words, there is no room for construction. The case must be a strong one indeed, which would jus_ tify a Court in departing from the plain meaning of words, especially in a penal act, in search... | |
 | Pennsylvania - 1830 - 522 pages
...obviously used them, would comprehend. Their intention is to be collected from the words they employ. If there is no ambiguity in the words, there is no room for construction. The Court cannot depart 1830.] JUDGE BALDWIN'S CHARGE. 317 from the plain meaning of a penal act of Congress,... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - Constitutional law - 1848 - 1040 pages
...is to be collected from the words they (a) The United Statei v. Wilterbergcr, 5 Wheat. 76. 109 use. Where there is no ambiguity in the words, there is...justify a court in departing from the plain meaning of the words, especially in penal acts, in search of an intention which the words themselves did not suggest.... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1848 - 712 pages
...ordinary acceptation, or in that sense in which the legislature has obviously used them, would comprehend. The intention of the legislature is to be collected from the words they employ." In our judgment it was manifestly the intention of the legislature, from the words employed in the... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - Constitutional law - 1848 - 1004 pages
...legislature." He then states the rule and its qualifications as above stated by us, and then adds: " The intention of the legislature is to be collected from the words they (a) The United States v. Wilterberger, 5 Wheat. 76. use. Where there is no ambiguity in the words,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1854 - 684 pages
...taken in their natural sense, and ordinary signification and import [The United States t». Morris.] there is no ambiguity in the words, there is no room...construction. The case must be a strong one indeed to justify a Court in departing from the plain meaning of words, especially in a penal act, in search... | |
 | Joel Prentiss Bishop - Criminal law - 1858 - 1012 pages
...used them, would comprehend. The intention of the legiilature is to be collected from the words the} employ. Where there is no ambiguity in the words,...of words, especially in a penal act, in search of reason that every man shofllcl be able to know certainly when he is guilty of a crime,1 statutes which... | |
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