 | Georgia. Supreme Court - 1850 - 660 sidor
...strongly against the Government, and in favor of their subjects or citizens ; and their provisions are not to be extended, by implication, beyond the clear import of the language used : 3 Story, 369. [7.] And that revenue laws are neither remedial Statutes nor laws founded upon any... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - 1850 - 688 sidor
...strongly against the Government, and in favor of their subjects or citizens ; and their provisions are not to be extended, by implication, beyond the clear import of the language used : 3 Story, 369. [7.] And that revenue laws are neither remedial Statutes nor laws founded upon any... | |
 | Samuel Owen - 1849 - 404 sidor
...subjects or citizens, are to be construed most strictly against toe government ; and their provisions are not to be extended by implication beyond the clear import of the language used.$ So with tion of common right.§§ A statute enumerating persons or things of statutes made in favor... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1857 - 688 sidor
...most strongly against the Government, and in favor of the subjects and citizens, and their provisions are not to be extended by implication beyond the clear import of the language used. U. 8. v. Wigglesworth, 2 Story, 369. No judgment can be rendered for a penalty given by a statute after... | |
 | Richard Peters - 1860 - 836 sidor
...most strongly against the government, and in favour of the subjects or citizens, and their provisions are not to be extended by implication beyond the clear import of the language used. U.'SY Wig^hsworth, 2 Story's CCR 369. 25. Statutes are to be interpreted so as to give effect to all... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1874 - 1038 sidor
...strongly against the Government and in favor of the citizen or subject, and their provisions are nut to be extended by implication beyond the clear import of the language used." i Unit«! States re. Wigglesworth, 2 Strong, CCR, 369 ; United States ts. Morse, 3 Story. CCR, 87.)... | |
 | 1921 - 1056 sidor
...Sup. Ct. 53, 62 L. Ed. 211, and numerous other cases, to the effect that the provisions of the taxing statutes are not to be extended by implication beyond the clear import of the language used, and that they are to be construed most strongly against the government and in favor of the taxpayer,... | |
 | 1925 - 1112 sidor
...positive, clear, and precise, and admits of no doubt, and that, as this is a statute levying taxes, it is not to be extended by implication beyond the clear import of the Ianguage used, and that, if there is any doubt, that doubt must be resolved against the government... | |
 | 1913 - 1236 sidor
...strongly against the government, and in favor of the subjects or citizens, and that their provisions are not to be extended by implication beyond the clear import of the language used, or .to enlarge their operation so as to embrace matters not specifically pointed out, although standing... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1884 - 966 sidor
...construed most strongly against the government and in favor of the citizen or subject, and their provisions are not to be extended, by implication, beyond the clear import of the language used. Ü. S. v. Wigglesviorlh, 2 Story, 369; U. 8. v. Morse, 3 Story, 87. " Laws imposing duties are never... | |
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But in statutes levying taxes the literal meaning of the words employed is most important for such statutes are not to be extended by Implication beyond the clear import of the language used. 
