The people of a state, therefore, give to their government a right of taxing themselves and their property ; and as the exigencies of government cannot be limited, they prescribe no limits to the exercise of this right, resting confidently on the interest... United States Congressional Serial Set - Halaman 15121916Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
| Illinois. Supreme Court - 1868 - 730 halaman
...and repugnant to the constitutional laws of the Union. " It is admitted that the power of taxing the people and their property is essential to the very...their property, and, as the exigencies .of government cannot be limited, they prescribe no limits to the exercise of tin's right, resting confidently on... | |
| 1862 - 802 halaman
...which it is applicable, to the utmost extent to which the government may choose to carry it. * * * The people of a State, therefore, give to their government...their property ; and as the exigencies of government cannot be limited, they prescribe no limits to the exercise of this right, resting confidently on the... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - 1863 - 76 halaman
...could not make it more certain. We must, therefore, keep it in view while construing the Constitution. The people of a State, therefore, give to their government...their property ; and, as the exigencies of government cannot be limited, they prescribe no limit to the exercise of this right, resting confidently on the... | |
| Thomas McIntyre Cooley - 1868 - 776 halaman
...its derivation from Greek, Tcif ,s, ordo, order or arrangement. Jacob, Law Die. ; Bouvier, Law Die. tax, the legislature acts upon its constituents. This...themselves and their property ; and as the exigencies of the government cannot be limited, they prescribe no limits to the exercise of this right, resting confidently... | |
| North Carolina. Supreme Court, Samuel Field Phillips - 1868 - 670 halaman
...abuse of this power is found in the structure of the government. In imposing a tax, the government acts upon its constituents. This is, in general, a...themselves and their property, and as the exigencies of the government cannot be limited, they prescribe no limits to the exercise of this right, resting confidently... | |
| John Norton Pomeroy - 1868 - 570 halaman
...constituents. This is in general a sufficient security against erroneous and oppressive taxation. The people, therefore, give to their government a right of taxing...themselves and their property ; and, as the exigencies of the government cannot be limited, they prescribe no limits to the exercise of this right, resting confidently... | |
| Nevada. Supreme Court - 1870 - 514 halaman
...government itself. In imposing a tax, then, government acts upon its constituents. This is, in general, sufficient security against erroneous and oppressive...themselves and their property; and as the exigencies of the government cannot be limited, they prescribe no limit to the exercise of this right—resting confidently... | |
| 1875 - 438 halaman
...government itself. In imposing a tax, the government acts upon its constituents. This is, in general, sufficient security against erroneous and oppressive...themselves and their property; and as the exigencies of the government cannot be limited, they prescribe no limits to the exercise of this right, resting confidently... | |
| 1886 - 548 halaman
...Constitutions and laws of the respective States, and cannot be controlled by them. The people of a State give to their government a right of taxing themselves and their property at Its discretion. But the means employed by the government of the Union are not given by the people... | |
| Thomas McIntyre Cooley - 1871 - 846 halaman
...power is found in the structure of the government itself. In imposing a *tax, the legislature [*480] acts upon its constituents. This is, in general, a...themselves and their property ; and as the exigencies of the government cannot be limited, they prescribe no limits to the exercise of this right, resting confidently... | |
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