 An unconstitutional act is not a law; it confers no rights ; it imposes no duties ; it affords no protection ; it creates no office ; it is, in legal contemplation, as inoperative as though it had never been passed.  The Southwestern Reporter - Sida 1561913Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | North Carolina. Supreme Court - 1899 - 870 sidor
...118 US, 425, and especially to that portion of the opinion wherein it was declared by the court that "an unconstitutional Act is not a law; it confers...contemplation as inoperative as though it had never passed." The opinion in that case was rendered upon the effect of an executory contract made by one... | |
 | 1899 - 922 sidor
...passed, and never became a law. Аз was said in Norton v. Shelby County, 118 U. S. 425, 30 L. ed. 178: "An unconstitutional act is not a law; it confers...protection; it creates no office; it is, in legal contemplat,'on. as inoperative a,s though it had never been passed." The Constitution of the state... | |
 | 1895 - 680 sidor
...action to recover the $125 with interest. " 'An unconstitutional act is notalaw ; it confers no right ; it imposes no duties ; it affords no protection ;...as inoperative as though it had never been passed : ' Norton v. Shelby County, n8U. 8.425. "There being in contemplation of the law no such office as... | |
 | 1899 - 1102 sidor
...Sup. Ct 1121, and especially to that portion of the opinion wherein it was declared by the court that "an unconstitutional act is not a law; it confers no rights; it imposes no duties; ft affords no protection; it creates no office; It Is, In legal contemplation, as inoperative as though... | |
 | Ray W. Jones - 1900 - 120 sidor
...second mentioned dealer do the same thing he shall be exempt from one-half of the tax on his property." An unconstitutional act is not a law : it confers...as inoperative as though it had never been passed. Poindexter vs. Greenhow, 114 United States Reports, 270. Cooley's Constitutional Limitations, Chapter... | |
 | Emlin McClain - 1900 - 1126 sidor
...118 US 425, and especially to that portion of the opinion wherein it was declared by the court that " an unconstitutional act is not a law ; it confers...contemplation, as inoperative as though it had never passed." The opinion in that case was rendered upon the effect of an executory contract made by one... | |
 | 1901 - 1254 sidor
...that statute offends the constitutional provision before quoted (section 2, art. 10), is void, and "confers no rights; it imposes no duties; it affords...as inoperative as though it had never been passed." Norton v. Shelby Co., 118 US 442, 6 Slip. Ct. 1121, 30 L. Ed. 178. Thus, we have here presented for... | |
 | Sir John Quick - 1901 - 1088 sidor
...excess of the authority conferred by the Constitution is no law ; it is wholly void and inoperative ; it confers no rights, it imposes no duties ; it affords no protection. -(Norton v. Shelby County, 118 US 425 ; see note § 447 " Power of the Parliament of a Colony.") The... | |
 | Sir John Quick, Sir Robert Garran, Australia - 1901 - 1056 sidor
...excess of the authority conferred by the Constitution is no law ; it is wholly void and inoperative ; it confers no rights, it imposes no duties ; it affords no protection. (Norton r. Shelby County, 118 US 425 ; see note § 447 " Power of the Parliament of a Colony.") The... | |
 | Henry Osborn Taylor - 1902 - 1002 sidor
...constitution declares that no citv fritii-bnc О •/ ' or other municipal corporation shall become indebted confers no rights; it imposes no duties; it affords...as inoperative as though it had never been passed." 1 Nugent и. Supervisors, 19 Wall. 241. That the municipality subsequently returns to the railroad... | |
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