Can a man excuse his practices to the contrary because of his religious belief? To permit this would be to make the professed doctrines of religious belief superior to the law of the land, and in effect to permit every citizen to become a law unto himself.... American Law and Procedure - Page 41edited by - 1910Full view - About this book
| Joseph Henry Beale - Criminal law - 1915 - 1076 pages
...shall not be allowed. Can a man excuse his practices to the contrary because of his religious belief? To permit this would be to make the professed doctrines of religious "Belipf anpp.rinr f,f> fto law of the land, and in effect to permit every djtiy.pn tn hp^ue a law unto... | |
| Ohio. Circuit Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1917 - 634 pages
...they may with practices. If it were otherwise, the professed doctrines or religious beliefs would be superior to the law of the land, and in effect to permit each citizen to become a law unto himself. As was said in State v. Neitzel, 69 Wash., 567-569, which... | |
| William Mack, William Benjamin Hale - Law - 1918 - 1426 pages
...shall not be allowed. Can a man excuse his practices to the contrary because of his religious belief? To permit this would be to make the professed doctrines...could exist only in name under such circumstances." Reynolds v. US, 98 U. S. 145, 166, 25 L. ed. 244. 97. Constitutionality of immunity statutes 2543].... | |
| Thomas Welburn Hughes - Criminal law - 1919 - 810 pages
...shall not be allowed. Can a man excuse his practices to the contrary because of his religious belief? To permit this would be to make the professed doctrines...could exist only in name under such circumstances." 6i State v. Ambs, 20 Mo. 214. 02 4 Bl. Comm. 21. «34 Bl. Comm. 27. 8* 1 Hale PC IS. 05 1 Bish. New... | |
| New York (State). Legislature - New York (State) - 1920 - 1192 pages
...very essence. In the language of Chief Justice Waite, in the Eeynolds case, this would in effect ' permit every citizen to become a law unto himself....could exist only in name under such circumstances.' " The majority say on this point: " The principles underlying the second main ground of disqualification,... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1882 - 954 pages
...shall not be allowed, can a man excuse his practice to the contrary because of his religious belief? To permit this would be to make the professed doctrines...could exist only in name, under such circumstances." And so, in like manner, I say, a man my reason himself into a conviction of the expediency and patriotic... | |
| Law - 1890 - 572 pages
...shall not be allowed. Can a man excase bis practices to tbe contrary, because of bis religious belief? To permit this would be to make the professed doctrines of religious belief superior to the law of tbe land, and in effect to permit every citizen to become a law unto himself. Government could exist... | |
| Leon Whipple - Civil rights - 1927 - 392 pages
...permit this would be to make the doctrines of religion superior to the law of the land; and in effect be to permit every citizen to become a law unto himself. Government could exist only in name. ... It matters not that his belief was a part of his religion; it was still a belief and a belief only.14... | |
| Electronic journals - 1928 - 680 pages
...the civil government under which he lived could not interfere to prevent a sacrifice? . . . ". . . To permit this would be to make the professed doctrines...permit every citizen to become a law unto himself." Congress then passed an act debarring from the ballot box anyone practicing bigamy or polygamy and... | |
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