 | Sir William Blackstone - 1791 - 516 էջ
...down in the ftreet with a fit. 5. BUT, laftly, the moft univerfal and effectual way of difcovering the true meaning of a law, when the words are dubious, is by confidering the renfon and fpirit of it ; or the caufe which moved the legiflator to enacl: it. For... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1793 - 686 էջ
...down in the ftrect with a fit. • 5. BUT, laflly, the moft univerhl and effectual way of difcovering the true meaning of a law, when the words are dubious, is by confidering the reafon andfpirit of it; or the caufc which moved the legiflator to ena£r. it. For... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 432 էջ
...down in the (Irect with a fie. 5. But, laftly, the moft «niverfal and effeñual way of difcovering the true meaning of a law, when the words are dubious, is by confidering the reafon and Jpirit of it, or the caufe which moved the legiflator to enaft it. For when... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1800 - 678 էջ
...'.'.. • .-. *" .* • •• •': 5. BUT, laftly, the mod univerfal and effectual way of difcovering the true meaning of a law, when the words are dubious, is by'confidering the rtafen m&fpirit of k; or the wufe which moved the legiflatorto enadt it. For when:... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1807 - 686 էջ
...passage in it. who opened the vein of a person that fell down in the street with a fit. 5. BUT, lastly, the most universal and effectual way of discovering...words are dubious, is by considering the reason and sfdrit of it ; or the cause which moved the legislator to enact it. For when this reason ceases, the... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1825 - 572 էջ
...the surgeon who opened the vein of a person that fell down in the street with a fit. 5. BUT, lastly, the most universal and effectual way of discovering...reason and spirit of it ; or the cause which moved the legislator to enact it. For when this reason ceases, the law itself ought likewise to cease with it.... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 660 էջ
...surgeon • who opened the vein of a person that fell down in the street with a fit. 5. BUT, lastly, the most universal and effectual way of discovering...reason and spirit of it ; or the cause which moved the legislator to enact it. For when this reason ceases, the law itself ought likewise to cease with it.... | |
 | Louisiana - 1825 - 804 էջ
...what is clear in one statute may be called in aid to explain what is doubtful in another. ART. 18. — The most universal and effectual way of discovering the true meaning of a law, when its expressions are dubious, is by considering the reason and spirit of it) or the cause which induced... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1825 - 738 էջ
...literally understood, we must deviate from the received sense of them. " Reason and spirit of the law — The most universal and effectual way of discovering the true meaning of law, when the words are dubious, is by considering the reason and spirit of it, or the cause that moved... | |
 | Matthew St. Clair Clarke - 1832 - 856 էջ
...of discover" ing the true meaning of a law, where the words are dubious, is, by consider " in g he reason and spirit of it, or the cause which moved the Legislature to " enact it." The causes which produced the constitution, were, an imperfect union, want of public and private justice,... | |
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that whoever drew blood in the streets should be punished with the utmost severity," was held after long debate not to extend to the surgeon, who opened the vein of a person that fell down in the street with a fit. 5. But, lastly, the most universal and... 
