 | 1904 - 1038 pages
..."The rule that penal laws are to be construed strictly is perhaps not much less old than construction itself. It is founded on the tenderness of the law...principle that the power of punishment is vested in the legislative, and not in the judicial, department. It is the Legislature, not the court, which is to... | |
 | Nevada. Supreme Court - 1880 - 512 pages
...construed strictly is perhaps not much less old than construction Opinion of the Court—Leonard, J. itself. It is founded on the tenderness of the law...principle that the power of punishment is vested in the legislative, not in the judicial department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to define... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1882 - 784 pages
...rule that penal laws are to l>e construed strictly, is perhaps not much less old than construction itself. It is founded on the tenderness of the law for the rights of individuals: and on the plain principle'that the power of punishment is vested in the legislative, not in the judicial department.... | |
 | 1894 - 1266 pages
..."The rule that penal laws are to be construed strictly is, perhaps, not muchloss old than construction itself. It is founded on the tenderness of the law...principle that the power of punishment is vested in the legislative, not in the judicial, department. It is the legislature, not the court, which Is to define... | |
 | California. Bureau of Labor Statistics - 1912 - 676 pages
...The rule that penal laws are to be construed strictly is perhaps not much less old than construction itself. It is founded on the tenderness of the law...principle that the power of punishment is vested in the legislative, and not in the judicial department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to... | |
 | 1904 - 646 pages
...The rule that penal laws are to be construed strictly is perhaps not much less old than construction itself. It is founded on the tenderness of the law...principle that the power of punishment is vested in the legislative, not in the judicial department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to define... | |
 | 1912 - 722 pages
...'The rule that penal laws are to be construed strictly is perhaps not much less old than construction itself. It is founded on the tenderness of the law...principle that the power of punishment is vested in the legislative, and not in the judicial department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to... | |
 | 1922 - 624 pages
...that favors the life or liberty of the convict. (Commonwealth v. Martin, 17 Mass. 362.) This rule " is founded on the tenderness of the law for the rights...principle that the power of punishment is vested in the legislative, not in the judicial department." (United States v. Wiltberger, 5 Wheat, 95, 25 RCL 1084.)... | |
 | United States. Circuit Courts, Albert J. Brunner - 1884 - 772 pages
...opinion I am expressing is in the words which Congress has used in this declaration of its purpose. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to define a crime and ordain its punishment; and the intention of that legislature is to be found in the words they employ. The first thing which... | |
 | 1894 - 1172 pages
..."The rule that penal laws are to be construed strictly is perhaps not much less old than construction itself. It is founded on the tenderness of the law...which is to define a crime, and ordain its punishment. Theintention of the legislature Is to be collected from the words they employ. Where there is no ambiguity... | |
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The rule that penal laws are to be construed strictly, is perhaps not much less old than construction itself. It is founded on the tenderness of the law for the rights of individuals ; and on the plain principle that the power of punishment is vested... 
