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" On the other hand, the general rule, supported by the best elementary writers, is, that "when an act of the legislature is repealed, it must be considered, except as to transactions past and closed, as if it never existed. "
House Journal - Page 156
by Kansas. Legislature. House of Representatives - 1874
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court And ..., Volume 16

New Jersey. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1839 - 658 pages
...it was in force, shall endure, stand, and be good and effectual. Ib. 18, When an act of Parliament is repealed, it must be considered, except as to transactions past and closed, as if it had never existed. Ib. 19, By the repeal of the repealing statute, the original statute is revived. Yet the effect of...
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Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of Common Pleas & Exchequer ...

John Bayly Moore, Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott - Law reports, digests, etc - 1833 - 830 pages
...Ellison (6), Lord Tenterden said : " It has been long established, that, when an act of parliament is repealed, it must be considered (except as to transactions past and closed) as if it had never existed. That is the general rule; and we must not destroy that, by indulging in conjectures as to the intention...
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the King's Bench Practice Court ...

Great Britain. Bail Court, Alfred Septimus Dowling - Civil procedure - 1837 - 856 pages
...Lord Tenterden, CJ, observing " that it has long been established, that, when an act of parliament is repealed, it must be considered (except as to transactions past and (a) 1 W. Black. 451. (c) 4 Bing. 212. (6) Rex v. M'Kensie, 1 R. & R. (d) 6 Bing. 582. 429. (e) 9 B....
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's ..., Volume 2

Great Britain. Court of King's Bench - Law reports, digests, etc - 1839 - 728 pages
...Tenterden in Sitrtees v. E/liaon (a] : '' It has been long established, that where an act of parliament is repealed, it must be considered (except as to transactions past and closed) as if it had never existed." On applying that rule to the present case, as the act repeals the statutes rendering such bill void,...
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A Selection of Legal Maxims, Classified and Illustrated

Herbert Broom - Legal maxims - 1845 - 544 pages
...a different nature (m). It has been long established, that, when an act of Parlia- Em** of remen t is repealed, it must be considered (except as to transactions past and closed) as if it never had existed (n). And there is a difference to be remarked between temporary statutes and statutes...
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of ..., Volume 101

Alabama. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1895 - 894 pages
...9 B. & C. 750-2, Lord Tenderdon said: 'It has been long established, that when an act of parliament is repealed, it must be considered (except as to transactions past and closed) as if it had never existed." To be properly appreciated, the entire opinion of Justice Gray must be read, together with the numerous...
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Irish Law Reports: Particularly of Points of Practice, Argued and ..., Volume 11

Ireland. Court of King's Bench - Law reports, digests, etc - 1849 - 678 pages
...acknowledgment by the defendant that the bond was unpaid. When a a statute (says Dwarris, 2nd vol., p. 676) is repealed, it must be considered (except as to transactions past and closed) as if it had never existed; and the authorities fully bear out the position. Such is the view taken by Tindal, CJ, in Key v. Goodwin;...
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Reports of Chancery Cases Decided in the First Circuit of the ..., Volume 4

New York (State). Court of Chancery, William T. McCoun - Equity - 1851 - 810 pages
...the sixth day of June following, restored the former necessity of making them parties. A law repealed must be considered (except as to transactions past and closed) as if it had never existed : Dwarris, 676. The bill of foreclosure in this cause was filed in the month of April one thousand...
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The Bankruptcy and Insolvency Reports: Being Reports of Cases ..., Volume 1

Great Britain. Court of Appeal in Bankruptcy - Bankruptcy - 1855 - 504 pages
...context may require a different interpretation), the general rule is that, when an act of Parliament is repealed, it must be considered (except as to transactions past and closed) as if it had never existed ; and we must not destroy that by indulging in conjectures as to the intention of the Legislature....
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The Irish Jurist, Volume 13

Law - 1861 - 776 pages
...750). In that case Lord Tenterden says, "It has been long established that, when an Act of Parliament is repealed it must be considered (except as to transactions past and closed) as if it had never existed. That ¡з the general rule; and we mu • t not destroy that by indulging in conjectures as to the...
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