Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-04-29

aud instantaneous impression of anv read
er would be. that means the issue of that
of whose issuing he had just been making
mention But If he meant. the issue of
the patent it IS iHconeeiyable WHY he did
not say so az terms. Why does he leave
the reader to guess that he means the -
sue of something, of whose issue nothing
has been said since the earlier part Of a
preceding section.-wlich is there men
toned In another connection, and dlcers9
lzltuHu, and subsequent TO which he three
times over speaks o. the issue of a differ
eut thing, to-wit: warrant Why does
he leave US TO guess, with so mauy chan
ces Of a wrong guess2 In short, tie Ian
guage actually employed, prior 10 is
sue. IS unfortunate and unusual at best.
bat far more unfortunate aud far more
extraordinary, ard far more unlikely to
have been employed. on the Construction
which L controvert. than on my own-
The improbabllity that the trainers Of
the statute refer to any tissue" mentioned
in some earlier section. and not in the nre-
cedIng part Of this section. Is heightened
by the consideration that in THIS 4th see
ton they TOR the first time introduce a
new subject to-wIt. that of restrictions
on grants, aud the time. or event. before
which grants cannot. and after which thew
can, be made. Now. having arrived at an
enurcly new subject. perspicuitv, and the
ordinary course and rules of parliamentary
composition would subscribe, that tie uelC
Sectl0H thus devoted TO the new subject.
should contain within itself all that is
uecGfui 10 make its meaning clear. and
no reference should be made so vague and
general, as to require search backwards
over other provisions, on other subjects
III order to hunt odt an autecedeut by con-
lecture but that the reference should
be Immediate and direct, to the only ante
ceisAt which is found since the new sub
ject was introduced The last autcec-
dent therefore has a virtue beyond that
Of It's being the last. iuasmuch as il is the
only aHtscelleItt in all that part of the stat
ute which relates to this subject
Ii prior to the issue means issue of
the patent, why IS not the language in the
18th line below prior to such issue p why
tie change of phraseology- for
issue and the addition of the words of
the patent Totally useless all this was,
on the construction which | controvert.
worse than useless 1t IS, because it tends
70 ralse doubt whether SO considerable
change OF words does not inter change
u sense
Ig p lmPossloIe 60 argue, that, because
the legislator eNempts the warrant or land
rom any 'deot or claim prior TO the is-
SUNG OF patents It follows OF course that
7I'u'7. - maze oeloFe lAe patent were
~ ~ ,o.U ne 'Hl5at 'u'Guu 10 "tscT,tl-
.1'-I5 cen ac1' designed D{ tAe Ao'der
= a,-1'1 0Ie warrant OF Iano, ana mere
''o 1l7s1 re- 'y -l'-, - y all7c1
+ 'l'l'7 '1"I'',1 ~ S1o"
'.''-' ~ ,Ii-'.' Ao1 lu'eHu slc" u'Sc[ "a
g''ii ",lu MS iLi'7 III po''S '-"1 He d-u
Il Nc u'u "9l. II Is tAe common case 'quo0
- -
- - 80 ''0 % -
- =. - az. '~-i1 9'"1'e" oI 20 os
'.'0 l-9''-'-T ~ "".0n
uFP01S Hly 1o"7'I Ioctl5n- 1 ms secltoH
'--s-''a "..o-'J y "fo.u al safes ~, =, ~
P-.o- ~ ne iss-.9 u ''le warrant. se
~ 0"iP'oJ d '7lt I'm
p"' IsSJio7g' "N-o" "0 -a9'
80 -io l.-o. IMAM 'i''9'- al S1-5s -
77 GO. 5l''t "a 'N.l " ''l7 l''|st %
~; 80 u .'i - ~ INC H5N0 VI 'A's
",-i.','r ..Ii 5L','l- o- VOID us Il person
1..s..-',1 - q warrant s-lop'a maze ~ n IN
!. 't'--l - "-'.lIa 20 aI9'I any anu a.
- '--ll ny '-l'.'. o'l'iH ~ 'III,-e p 9
- an a. rant u is l'"I5 o-o l-.''oui
~ ".s7 -'o1 assume 60 a1ee0. eA u'fec'o,
ne WARRANT --Se-l, put passes over II 70
'-'I T-.- llIu -,
"Iole cause IdeH FG.'us mus.
al S-.,5s' ~ '~c. gong % al1g1 '"e '-s'o
- = o-.'---, y 'Iy warrant l7slJ.'. o' 70 =
- $50, - 7 any la1" 's-l.lU 1. - y
= - "i.-o- '''ei = -
T'a.lo' "Ia1' sucA warrant - ISSUeo Or -
oe issued eIl Ana then tae words tAe Is
sue sun SIN. continue TO look oacN directly,
~ :. Ise S't'.' issue q IAs Warrant
Ii You suppose the words granted or TO
oe granted to mean granted or 10 De gran
rant, tie same reasoning remains good
for. after all. there Is nothing said Of an