 | John Mabry Mathews, Clarence Arthur Berdahl - Local government - 1928 - 1004 pages
...intended to affect or change; and where the legislative body does not itself possess the requisite information — which not infrequently is true —...compulsion are essential to obtain what is needed. All this was true before and when the Constitution was framed and adopted. In that period the power... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1928 - 1292 pages
...intended to affect or change; and where the legislative body does not itself possess the requisite information — which not infrequently is true —...and also that information which is volunteered is i.ot always accurate or complete; so some means of compulsion are essential to obtain what is needed.... | |
 | Law - 1928 - 508 pages
...mere requests for such information are often unavailing, and also that information which is voluteered is not always accurate or complete ; so, some means...compulsion are essential to obtain what is needed. All this was true before, and when the constitution was adopted. In that period the power of inquiry... | |
 | Federal aid to research - 1938 - 274 pages
...intended to affect or change; and where the legislative body does not itself possess the requisite information — which not infrequently is true —...who do possess it. Experience has taught that mere requisitions for such information often are unavailing, and also that information which is volunteered... | |
 | Federal aid to research - 1938 - 272 pages
...intended to affect or change; and where the legislative body does not itself possess the requisite information — which not infrequently is true —...who do possess it. Experience has taught that mere requisitions for such information often are unavailing, and also that information which is volunteered... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations - 1955 - 1654 pages
...intended to affect or change; and where the legislative body does not itself possess the requisite information — which not infrequently is true —...compulsion are essential to obtain what is needed. All this was true before and when the Constitution was framed and adopted. In that period the power... | |
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A legislative body cannot legislate wisely or effectively in the absence of information respecting the conditions which the legislation is intended to affect or change ; and where the legislative body does not itself possess the requisite information... 
