 | William Whiting - 1862 - 144 էջ
...a tacit confession of guilt, f BILLS OF PAINS AND PENALTIES. It has been said that within the sense of the constitution, bills of attainder include bills of pains and penalties ; and this view seemed to derive support from a remark of a judge of the Supreme Court. " A bill of... | |
 | William Whiting - 1862 - 164 էջ
...a tacit confession of guilt, f BILLS OF PAINS AND PENALTIES. It has been said that within the sense of the constitution, bills of attainder include bills of pains and penalties ; and this view seemed to derive support from a remark of a judge of the Supreme Court. " A bill of... | |
 | United States. Court of Claims - 1946 - 936 էջ
...or ex post facto law shall be passed." A bill of attainder has been defined by the Supreme Court as "a legislative act which inflicts punishment without...of attainder include bills of pains and penalties." Cummings v. Missouri, 4 Wallace 277, 323. Concurring Opinion by Judge Jones I have no doubt that section... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1867 - 732 էջ
...2. Deprivation or suspension of any civil rights for past conduct is punishment for such conduct. 8. A bill of attainder is a legislative act which inflicts...the punishment be less than death, the act is termed Syllabus. a bill of pains and penalties. "Within the meaning of the Constitution bills of attainder... | |
 | New York (State). Court of Appeals, Joel Tiffany - 1868 - 434 էջ
...punishment without a judicial trial. Field, J., who delivered the opinion of the Court, remarks : " If the punishment be less than death, the act is termed...legitimate functions, exercises the powers and office of judges; it assumes, in the language of the text-books, judicial magistracy; it pronounces upon the... | |
 | John Norton Pomeroy - 1868 - 570 էջ
...defined the phrase in language somewhat different in form, but the same in substance. He says : 1 " A Bill of Attainder is a legislative act which inflicts...is termed a bill of pains and penalties. Within the i 4 Wallace's It. 323, 324. meaning of the Constitution, bills of attainder include bills of pains... | |
 | Nathan Howard (Jr.) - 1869 - 654 էջ
...inflicts punishment without a judicial trial. FIELD, J., who delivered the opinion of the court, remarks, "If the punishment be less than death, the act is...powers and office of judge; it assumes, in the language in the text books, judicial magistracy; it pronounces upon the guilt of the party, without any of the... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1870 - 738 էջ
...error below are relied upon : I. It is alleged that this section of the constitution of Missouri "is a bill of pains and penalties within the meaning of the Constitution of the United States, and therefore invalid." The Constitution of the United States declares that "... | |
 | Edward McPherson - 1871 - 670 էջ
...рам any Mil of attulmli-r, кг prat facto law, or law Impairing tlio ubll^nllim ol contracta "' A bill of attainder is a legislative act which inflicts...meaning of the Constitution bills of attainder include hill« of pains and penalties. In these cases the legislative Lody, in addition to ils legitimate functions,... | |
 | Edward McPherson - 1871 - 678 էջ
...рам any bill of attainder, ex pott /act» ' law, or law Impairing the "bls-mlnn ot contracts.1'' A bill of attainder is a legislative act which inflicts...penalties. Within the meaning of the Constitution bills of attain- | der include bills of pains and penalties. In these cases the legislative tody, in addition... | |
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A bill of attainder is a legislative Act, which inflicts punishment without a judicial trial. If the punishment be less than death, the Act is termed a bill of pains and penalties. 
