, 1861-04-09
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,,ava t%gad.r. ~ nase oeen !eu ten
, md th .,sa4 10y eaalssr nnconstitullonas =!
nAhaISs., nsrA = 80. .oe.e .ss.s snass ltI~oa
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fV5h,rS NJ ,1ies ,seaas soh@" 1o@1 pifel'
ksW :. W4i s' 10 90 l2eine- Y
I ! Fl' assoa Hse'9: ~ Prov
es.. s.s lof Sesept 10 o*eskee. {
J ~. ttou anosa'ter s1's passage, YVES sote
, uo"n "ltn Ine amendments; ana tnefeoy Ii
+ aus n4eo IN the nfst seetloh OF the act Il
au eiectlon u less 1nan W oass nom the az
,,rlnaeoI !orrn@ent .,1.1.e o. ne Leslsa.afe.
!. aoo's ss&s'oa as "aes 1faes "-Ihe~1s
eeeston u 1oo @nafter aee "as not ~ any re-
: sonao1e construction Of language an amend
msa9 = Was not Intended g such BY th
eg'slasafe y ana IL Is absurd to Gay that th
oenetA :4ssss119ly s1h1enoeo TO submitto vot
!, ne peopis @se t'''e "nen Inc oct should
!. mo to1ee;a1tes -aaS1hg provided Tor IN ele4
4 uon taepenoing On no contingency, sWhic
t the voting down Of that secfion Would rende
! nnsatofy and void! :" It is an established rul
i IN t the exposition of Statutes, that the inteu
! ""tion Of the lawgiVer is to be deduced from
II 9Hiew of the whole, and Of every part Of
!: f." statnte taken nnd compared together. Th
"real intention, when accurately aseertafned
i Twill always prevail over the7lAera1 aense Q
i "terms and the reason and intention Of th'
7 q gyer viii control the strict Latter Of tn
i slaw- when the latter would lead to palpabl'
"fp5ustioe contradiction and absurdity." 1ss
':Kensls; cau1a, p517 q crcach 131. Upon: ths
: same principle, whenever power is give1
I*by d statute; everythfng necessary to the
= making oft eifectual Or requisite to attain
"the end ID Il "a: implied 70: P SO But In the
act 1t Is Expressed and the Implication is used
t By the objectors to render the statute ineffee'
tual =: =. ~. :
In this same connection, 1t Is objected that
there ! Was u! no " emergency" as spoken of In
the Constitution, to autho1lse The Legislature
Ito put The act In force imme edIately, or ifthere
Was, the Legislature should have set out the
fact in 80 many Words : The answer to this
auegat1on 1et Ine iawg1Vera are the sole 3udg-
e. .. ran :enelgehey;" u u an exercise Of .
/ mere discretionary power, of which they alone
afe eae so1e nepeeitoryi ana Wn1eh they alone
are !e1t 70 aee1de. Inenster aennes :" Emer:
sensy' q any event OF com nanauona Of clrcun-
stances which :ealls toF- immediate action or
remedy Emery D1o not re eono1non OF
5pIeF@e4op AoE ~ 1naehkeansss, Sc::-fosm such
IN e.lselgeney = 7Aoma'1ing' ati however. 1of tne
au9atr 'taas ~ slli1i Fuey e2so pesno"n 70
'a'e e't's' 1ne eou1ts "1a no9 ny 60 oach o1
le.sla''se ae'lon, "hete tne5 are elearly 7estea
Wtta power TO 90 exercised N their discre-
: hon-Fo inquire ~nat circumstances existed
70 1nnuenee me opinion 1l. ot the Legislature
,iIne eonfts Hlu moi reverse the decisions, even
y lnlerlof sSoofte' "nefe me e1eepuon astaHen
~ oe.slon se On ps'ns clearly ana so1eiS "1th-
u ene q. oiscteaonaly q power H 1ne ,1nief1os
eonfte as may % 1oana 9! Y numerous apthorl-
u t,ee ana oy seletenee''o msny dee1slons q q our
euR1enle yours Nor can u oe neeessary Inas
e. Eeg1S4atInre shonla state, IN express Words
thas mere Was such IN emergency as author
ises mem 70 put Inc act IN force immediately
1eom ana a'ter ns passage - weA: require
tneH 10 ses e 18TH tne' clrcunstance6s ana ac-
company them with afIidayits, or the evidence
that induced the conclusion. The Legislature
virtually and clearly declared that such an
emergency dia exist, by using the language Of
d<v1d. ~ =, -, a,,va,,o-r "
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L. y t1ttne1 oo]ectea, lnat tne repeating
elause "as Toteo do"n'
II section. 80, repeating inconsistent acts,:
#as intended az mere amendment, and 80 70.
ted down (which does not appear altopetber
stfl1- all former fncnnsfatan+! ao+s ~
,;ar4z ~ aofe; L., ~ - = .,
r. vau 1-nn.r. ,,,,so ~ ~ ~ t3's 80 ~
=. 49, - t;:;.:fns " "a" - tne eonsl1oe'
~ ~ 49, ~ aao, eHeetuang re-
Rea4ea. - s1fheh r. :fhecf common Law and stat
"1lte differ; the coulsnon law givesplac to the
aud an old statute giyes place toa
nuew one; Leoes noste,;or,e* ,;,;orrs co,t,,,.;o.
& Gi,,,;,a,f Ir,; Y ~
oo "a th,.s.~.a - 80: 1Sea' 'o r
~ .o ~ a1no "le 1ppoes ~ conAtcIaog
- es.i'n' " uihetso' aes V " Ing same act
lnls roe may oe 1ouno IN every authority on
the construction OF statutes.
The chief objection (nade BY interested mar
tica), however, is to the coustitutiopalitv of
the whole act. That the Leeielatn,e hv snb
nittIng certain sections or tbe act On a,nsnd-
msnts thereto, to a vote of In. ,aon1a +t,.vo,,.
de1eoztad +be;r nor.a. ~: s1tea,,.,N
.,.,ia 80 ~, -, 'no