 It is a familiar canon of construction that a thing which is within the intention of the makers of a statute is as much within the statute as if it were within the letter; and a thing which is within the letter of the statute is not within the statute...  The Northeastern Reporter - Seite 1311886Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench - 1833 - 1072 Seiten
...within it, must not only be within the literal sense of the enacting words, but within the intent. A thing which is within the letter of the statute is not within the statute, unless it be within the intent of the maker; Bacon Mr. tit Statutel. 5.; Bridger v. Eidiardsan (a) ; and the construction... | |
 | Wisconsin. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives - 1843 - 1080 Seiten
...intention tf the makers of a statute, is as much within the statute as if it were within the let ter ; and a thing which is within the letter of the statute is not within the statute, unless it be within the intention of the makers. And such construction ought to be put upon it, as does not suffer... | |
 | Wisconsin. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives - 1844 - 536 Seiten
...intention of the makers of a statute, is as much within the statute as if it were within the Idler, -and a thing which is within the letter of the statute is not within the statute, unless it be within the intention of the makers. And such construction ought to be put upon it, as does not suffer... | |
 | New York (State). Supreme Court, John Lansing Wendell - 1847 - 704 Seiten
...like the present, not within their contemplation. We may accordingly safely here apply the rule that "a thing which is within the letter of the statute, is not within the statute unless it is within the intention of the maker." Bac.Abr.tit. Statutel. When, therefore, the act of 181 3, required... | |
 | Samuel Owen - 1849 - 404 Seiten
...lawgiver. It was said by Thompson, Ch. J., in the People v. The Utica Insurance Co. 15 Johns., 380, that " a thing which is within the letter of the statute is not within the statute, unless it be within the intention of the makers." I have already shown, conclusively I think, that the clause which... | |
 | Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Elijah W. Meddaugh, William Jennison, Hovey K. Clarke, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, William Dudley Fuller, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper - 1862 - 600 Seiten
...makers of a statute, is as much within the statute as if it were within the letter of the statute ; and a thing which is within the letter of the statute, is not within the statute unless it be within the intention of the makers." (Thompson Ch. J. in The People v. The Utica Insurance Co. 15 Johns.... | |
 | Nathan Howard (Jr.) - 1852 - 496 Seiten
...lawgiver. It was said by THOMPSON, Ch. J. in The People v. the Utica Insurance Co. 15 Johnson, 389, that " a thing which is within the letter of the statute is not within the statute, unless it be within the intention of the makers." I have already shown conclusively, I think, that the clause which... | |
 | Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Elijah W. Meddaugh, William Jennison, Hovey K. Clarke, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, William Dudley Fuller, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper - 1860 - 600 Seiten
...intention of the makers of a statute, is as much within the statute as if it were within the letter ; and a thing which is within the letter of the statute, is not within the _ statute unless it be within the intention of the makers. And such construction ought to be put upon... | |
 | Theodore Sedgwick - 1857 - 774 Seiten
...construction of the statute, although such construction seems contrary to the letter of the statute; and a thing which is within the letter of the statute is not within the statute unless it be within the intention of the makers.§ The precise meaning of the rule will be best understood by a... | |
 | United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - 1861 - 698 Seiten
...be collected from a particular provision, or from the general context. Second : A thing which is in the letter of the statute, is not within the statute, unless it be the intention of the makers. With these tests Mr. D. proceeded to an elaborate and technical investigation... | |
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