The power we allude to is rather the police power, the power vested in the legislature by the constitution, to make, ordain, and establish all manner of wholesome and reasonable laws, statutes, and ordinances, either with penalties or without, not repugnant... The Monthly Law Reporter - Page 441854Full view - About this book
| Law - 1835 - 520 pages
...exempted.' Upon this extract we have two remarks to make. In the first place, the legislature is empowered by the constitution ' to make, ordain, and establish,' all manner of wholesome and reasonable orders, laws, statutes, ordinances, &c. as they thall judge to be for the good and welfare of the commonwealth,... | |
| Lysander Spooner - Slavery - 1845 - 168 pages
...the laws and government of England." The charter to Connecticut gave power " Also from time to time, to make, ordain and establish all manner of wholesome and reasonable laws, statutes, ordinances, directions and instructions, not contrary to the laws of this realm of England." The charter... | |
| Alexander Young - Massachusetts - 1846 - 594 pages
...be always one, are authorized by this Act, grounded on the power derived from his Majesty's charter, to make, ordain, and establish all manner of wholesome and reasonable laws, orders, ordinances, and constitutions,2 (so as the same be no way repugnant or contrary to the laws... | |
| 1849 - 778 pages
...he was in many other respects. The Connecticut charter authorized the colonists ' from time to time to make, ordain, and establish, all manner of wholesome and reasonable laws, statutes, orders, directions, and instructions, as well for settling the forms and ceremonies of government and... | |
| Edward Gibbon Wakefield - Colonization - 1849 - 554 pages
...he was in many other respects. The Connecticut charter authorized the colonists " from time to time to make, ordain, and establish all manner of wholesome and reasonable laws, statutes, orders, directions, and instructions, as well for settling the forms and ceremonies of government and... | |
| Joel Parker - 1856 - 554 pages
...that order, were authorized by that act, " grounded on the power derived from His Majesty's charter, to make, ordain, and establish all manner of wholesome and reasonable laws, orders," &c. Notwithstanding there was nothing in the charter on which to ground such a provision,... | |
| Theodore Sedgwick - Constitutional history - 1857 - 774 pages
...can be done only on condition of providing a reasonable compensation therefor. The power we allude to is rather the police power, the power vested in the...wholesome and reasonable laws, statutes, and ordinances, either with penalties or without, not repugnant to the constitution, as they shall judge to be for... | |
| Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1918 - 728 pages
...id. 288. Police power was defined by Chief Justice Shaw in C ommona.'ealth v. Alger, 7 Cush. 84, as "the power vested in the legislature by the constitution to make, ordain or establish all manner of wholesome, reasonable laws, statutes or ordinances, either with penalties... | |
| Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1862 - 670 pages
...'-an be done only on condition of providing a reasonable compensation therefor. The power we allude to is rather the police power, the power vested in the...wholesome and reasonable laws, statutes and ordinances, either with penalties or without, not repugnant to the constitution, as they shall judge to be for... | |
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