 There is no position which depends on clearer principles than that every act of a delegated authority, contrary to the tenor of the commission under which it is exercised, is void. No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the constitution, can be valid....  Paley's Moral and Political Philosophy - Page 257by William Paley - 1835 - 298 lehteFull view - About this book
 | Virginia. General Court, William Brockenbrough, Hugh Holmes - 1815 - 364 lehte
...is exercised, is void. No legislative act therefore, " contrary to the constitution, can be valid. To deny this " would be to affirm, that the deputy is greater than the " principal; that the servant is above his master; that the *' representatives of the people are... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - 1817 - 570 lehte
...it is exercised, is void. No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the constitution, can be valid. To deny this would be to affirm, that the deputy is...of powers, may do not only what their powers do not authorise, but what they forbid. If it be said that the legislative body are themselves the constitutional... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - 1818 - 882 lehte
...it is exercised, is void, No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the constitution, can be valid. To deny this, would be to affirm, that the deputy...that men, acting by virtue of powers, may do not only wlnrf their powers do not authorize, but what they forbids If it be said Unit the legislative body... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - 1826 - 736 lehte
...would be to affirm, that the deputy is greater than his principal ; that the servant is above liis master; that the representatives of the people are...do not only what their powers do not authorize, but whal they forbid. If it be said that the legislative body are themselves the constitutional judges... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - 1831 - 758 lehte
...it is exercised, is void. No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the constitution, can be valid. To deny this, would be to affirm, that the deputy is greater than his * Spirit of Lawi, TOl. I, p•g* 181. principal ; that the servant is above his master ; that the representatives... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1833 - 800 lehte
...it is exercised, is void. No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the constitution, can he valid. To deny this, would be to affirm, that the deputy...their powers do not authorize, but what they forbid. " If it be said, that the legislative body are themselves the constitutional judges of their own powers,... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay - 1837 - 516 lehte
...it is exercised, is void. No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the constitution, can be valid. To deny this, would be to affirm, that the deputy...their powers do not authorize, but what they forbid. If it be said that the legislative body are themselves the constitutional judges of their own powers,... | |
 | George Washington Frost Mellen - 1841 - 452 lehte
...is exercised, is void. No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the Constitution, can be v;.Iid. To deny this would be to affirm that the deputy is...people are superior to the people themselves, that mere actions, by virtue of powers, may do not only what their powers do not authorize, but what they... | |
 | William Alexander Duer - 1843 - 442 lehte
...authority from the people, can be valid. To deny this would be to affirm that the deputy is superior to his principal ; that the servant is above his master ; that the representatives of the people are greater than the people themselves ; and that persons acting in virtue of a delegated authority not... | |
 | 1845 - 436 lehte
...authority from the people, can be valid. To deny this would be to affirm that the deputy is superior to his principal ; that the servant is above his master ; that the representatives of the people are greater than the people themselves ; and that persons acting in virtue of a delegated authority not... | |
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