 | John Marshall - 1807 - 840 halaman
...being inconsiderable. In depriving the states of the power to impair the obligation of contracts, or to make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts, the conviction was impressed on that portion of society which had looked to the government for relief... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1809 - 642 halaman
...for their interior government, but restrained from coining money, emitting bills of credit, making any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts, passing any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts. This... | |
 | 1819 - 480 halaman
...of foreign coin." And further, in the same article, it is ordained that " No state shall coin money, emit bills of " credit, or make any thing but gold and silver " coin a tender in payment of debts." These provisions were, no doubt, in the year 1788, con ceived... | |
 | James Madison, John Jay - 1818 - 882 halaman
...less incident to a power in the states to emit paper money, than to coin gold or silver. The power to make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts, is withdrawn from the states, on the same principle with that of issuing a paper currency. Dills of... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1819 - 816 halaman
...strcb intention. But the words are too imperative to be evaded. " No State shall emit bills of credit, make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts, pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts." It would... | |
 | 1821 - 454 halaman
...article of the federal constitution, which de. clares — "That no state shall coin money, emit tills ef credit, or make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts." That the notes designed to be issued, are bills of credit, no one can be disposed to controvert; when... | |
 | South Carolina. Constitutional Court of Appeals, David James McCord - 1822 - 668 halaman
...the United States, which declare that Congress shall coin money; and that no state shall coin money, emit bills of credit, or make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts. But the act creating a paper medium, does not pretend to give it... | |
 | Isaac Holmes - 1823 - 490 halaman
...enter into any treaty of alliance, or confederation, grant letters of marque and reprisal, coin money, emit bills of credit, or make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts ; or pass any bill of attainder ; or make any ex post facto law,... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1833 - 746 halaman
...exclusively to the new Federal Government; and since that time no State can coin money, regulate its value, emit bills of credit, or make any thing but gold and silver a tender in discharge of debts. Congress alone has the lull power to coin and regulate its value; a disputed power... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1825 - 528 halaman
...1 now beg leave to suppose a case or two in regard to the powers of Congress. Has it authority " to make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts ?" This, as a distinct »nd independent power, is also prohibited to the states, but, as such, is not... | |
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The power to make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts, is withdrawn from the states, on the same principle with that of issuing a paper currency. 
