 | Railroad law - 1900 - 884 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...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... | |
 | Colorado. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1900 - 990 pages
...perhaps not much less old than construction itself. It is founded on the tenderness of tht 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... | |
 | Joel Prentiss Bishop - Criminal law - 1901 - 1032 pages
...to forfeitmuch less old than construction itself. It is founded on the tenderness of the law for the rights of individuals: and on the plain principle...the legislature, not the court, which is to define a orime and ordain its punishment. It is said that, notwithstanding this rule, the intention of the law-maker... | |
 | John Milton Gardner, Walter James Eagle - Employers' liability - 1903 - 798 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 the power of punishment is vested in the leg1slative, and not in the judic1al, department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to... | |
 | Jabez Gridley Sutherland - Law - 1904 - 832 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 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... | |
 | Indiana. Supreme Court, Charles Frederick Remy, George Washington Self, Philip Zoercher, William H. Adams, Mrs. Edward Franklin White, Emma Mary May - Law reports, digests, etc - 1914 - 856 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 the power of punishment is vested in the legislature. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to define a crime Booth v. State— 179... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1905 - 700 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...define a crime, and ordain its punishment." It is true that in the construction of penal statutes, as well as others, the object and purpose is to ascertain... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1905 - 844 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...to define a crime and ordain its punishment." It is true that in the construction of penal statutes, as well as others, the object and purpose is to ascertain... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1905 - 1278 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 the power of punishment is vested in the Legislature, not in the judicial department. It to the Legislature, not the court, which is to define... | |
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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... 
