...passage of 'a carrier of the mail, within the meaning of the act. In its opinion the court says : " All laws should receive a sensible construction. General...law in such cases should prevail over its letter. The common sense of man approves the judgment mentioned by Puffendorf, that the Bolognian law which...

...the passage of a canicr of the mail, within the meaning of the Act. In its opinion the court says: "All laws should receive a sensible construction....consequence. It will always therefore be presumed that the Lcsislature intended exceptions to its language which would avoid results of this character. The reason...

...construction. Geno ral terms should Ъе во limited in their application as not to lead to inj mtice, oppression or an absurd consequence. It will always,...results of this character. The reason of the law in BUI. li cases should prevail over its letter. The question thus arises should an exception to the language...

...laws are to be so construed as to avoid an unjust or an absurd conclusion; and general terms are to be so limited in their application as not to lead...to injustice, oppression or an absurd consequence." The section by its terms declares that " every Chinese person, other than a laborer, who may be entitled...

...foreign circumstances.' "In the case of the United States v. Kirby, 1 Wall., 482, the Court said: " 'All laws should receive a sensible construction....in - such cases, should prevail over its letter.' "With these principles in view, the question for decision is whether foreign fire insurance companies...

...ns not to learl to injustice, oppression, or нп absurd consequence. It will always, therefore, bo presumed that the legislature intended exceptions...law, in such cases, should prevail over its letter. " ITS v. Kirby, 7 Wall. 482, 4SI!, 4S7. If it should be held that the city of Hoiton is not within...

...county, and arrested Farris, a mail carrier, on a bench warrant to answer for murder. The court says: "All laws should receive a sensible construction....law in such cases should prevail over its letter. The common sense of man approves the judgment mentioned by Puffcndorf, that the Bolognian law which...

...canons of statutory construction. The Supreme Court, in United States v. Kirty(7 Wall., 486), says: " All laws should receive a sensible construction ;...law in such cases should prevail over its letter." It is another venerable canon of construction, frequently applied, that "The intent of the lawmaker...

...meaning and intention of the law-maker. (Sutherland on Statutory Con struct ion, Sec. 347). All Jaws should receive a sensible construction. General terms...to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. (US r. Kirby, 7 Wall., 482). Whatever the legislative power may be, its acts onght never to be so construed,...

...assume is the meaning mid intention of the law-maker. (Sutherland on Statutory Construction, Sec. 347). All laws should receive a sensible construction. General terms should- be so limited in tbeir application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. (US r. Kirby,...