 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 636 pages
...Supreme Court, in the United States vs. Wiltburger, 5 Wheat 76) on the tenderness of the law for the rights of individuals, and on the plain principle...power of punishment is vested in the legislative, not iu the judicial department. It is the legislature, not a court, which is to define a crime, and ordain... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1902 - 1164 pages
...perhaps, not less old than construction itself. It Is founded on the tenderness of the law for the rights of individuals, and on the plain principle...power of punishment is vested in the legislative, not the judicial, department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to define the crime and ordain... | |
 | Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals - Law reports, digests, etc - 1887 - 1016 pages
...perhaps, not much less old than construction itself. It is founded on the tenderness of the law for the rights of individuals, and on the plain principle...legislative, not in the judicial department. * * * It would be dangerous, indeed, to carry the principle, that a case which is within the reason or mischief... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1914 - 1062 pages
...perhaps not much less old than construction itself. It is founded on the tenderness of the law for the rights of individuals and on the plain principle that...power of punishment is vested in the legislative, and not in the judicial, department. It is the Legislature, not the court, which is to define a crime... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1913 - 1068 pages
...are to be construed strictly. This rule is said to be founded on the tenderness of the law for the rights of individuals and on the plain principle that the power of punishment is vested in the Legislature not in the judicial department. It is, however, the object of the construction of penal... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1895 - 1200 pages
...Bish. St Crimes (2d Ed.) ยงยง 196-227. The reason of the rule is found In the tenderness of the law for individuals, and on the plain principle that the power of punishment is vested in the legislature, and not In the judicial department. It Is the duty of the legislature, and not the courts,... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1906 - 1292 pages
...that the rule Itself is founded upon the respect of the law for the rights of individuals, and upon the plain principle that the power of punishment Is vested in the Legislature and not in the Judicial departments of the government It is unnecessary to multiply authorities... | |
 | Jabez Gridley Sutherland - Law - 1891 - 836 pages
...construction. Renfroe v. Colquitt, 74 Ga. 619. itself. It is founded on the tenderness of the law for the rights of individuals ; and on the plain principle that the power of punishment is vested in the legislature, not in the judicial department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to define... | |
 | Henry Hardcastle - Law - 1892 - 748 pages
...(u) Ante, p. 112. purpose." This rule is said to be " founded on the tenderness of the law for the rights of individuals, and on the plain principle that the power of punishment is vested in the Legislature, and not in the judicial department, for it is the Legislature, not the Court, which is... | |
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The rule that penal laws are to be construed strictly is perhaps not much less old than construction itself. It is founded on the tenderness of the law for the rights of individuals ; and on the plain principle that the power of punishment is vested in... 
