The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-04-01
NO 35


convenience of the community, which
do NOT encroach on the like power YES
ted in Congress hy the Federal con-
s'l'ution. OF that powe,, it may wei
| be said, that it is known when and
! where it begins, but not when ard
where |: terminates. 1t is IA power in
the exercise OF whirIi u mans properly
may he taken from him, where. his
| liberty may he sll .ckl.d, and lila
| 7. rs"n rxp"se t" t"ds.,lrnrtinn. III cases
! II great public eme: gaiIri. i" 40 An.
Gas Light ca. vs.. HaI AT.
a a'htd jI'l>t, t,hirt Justice. Shaw
"f Mas. thus defines tIls lr.wer: tie
pow vested in he Legislature. ID, the
c"lstiiu ion tn make. nitain anu t.s-
fabliSh all tnanner "f w:inle>nm. and
reasonable law. statutes aud nr.iinan-
c., eiihtr with nr uIthunt ue,al;es.
ii"i r'ih-na to the cnn-titufirii, ~
he, shall judge 10 II Tor the g,.d
and n.harr # the com tu,tw-aitl and
"f ''i; >u ! c'> nf >a,ne. u Is
'nt,ci, rdS'rr Ia ,tefs.. ~ md r..iI4ze
ts "a A5~Tttc'' aut! So :. .f t e.. ms
"r I -a a." na !, is =! n..iari,~, ar
t'rr> e thc t,.si.s :. pr,i.e'
=" IL Al,,n.7 --a 50 "a. p.... ii
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Unttr,i states +,
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p.ndItI..l.. thar tui.f,> .,,.
lrc,r .,tr,,r ,,i,cl,trS -.
i nast l,nuiI,. ,
t,n :. with RS 10 III / ILL !. !.
Is thiS limitation. iu.. .,,,...
not e!ci acn upon a.. - .t.5,.i :. nt
th, pnvrrt vested ,.,,-.r..-, Il. NJ.
Constitution ~ II tu,
tIon. il may, uua nh ,..-, .,. ,.a
al :ectS>afy lrnu IL, ;;
order, peace ard ~ a. Il i. -, N.
community. Y! U ) 3.,g
Here IT,. Ian lu,att ,,,.,.,,.n
COMES within til, liru ln: IL
not encfnach Ipn., az !. I'D
III C"ng,e,S b> ihr F. Il. Ga, m
tio,. Its "hi .cf i<tn. r:..; IF
the c.l,n,nu III, bv tb. ,, -,
snplus, d cause of r,eva>-.~ md ..,.n.
Stqlt,nt it,u,ili,lat,un>: H.. ,,o,r .,..,t.
Innate >u ject tor tht. ex. ,ri,+ nf me
police power Of Il state x,uid u.tl ia
imagined.
Ha, Iue The ,rw.r to le-islat mon
the suhitct, the manner a; ,..isi,, ,,,a
was within the su,lnd disr,.f,o, ,.t t.,a
Legislature.
Writing upou this san. suh;.c,
Judge Cooley. in his admi,al,l.. w.,rt
entitled Constitutional Limitations.
saws:
Where, under legisl,,tiye autI,o,,,v
the constructions of leve.s and en-.
bank m-,lts il REQUIRED. to protect
from overti,w and ,i.struc,i,u .,,suj-
erable tracts OF country, assessments
are cnmmnnly levied an II; owners Of
lands lying ON or .ptar ,h.. st,e,,,s .r
bodies of waters trom which the dan
uer is ,nt;c;u,t..I d., ;c ~,
struction SHOULD lie impnse ~ ] dutv
lpnu rue residents ar nrou4rtv o.vn.rs
in the ueiylbnr,,,,,d that tbay sbnnlI
turn out nerjodieallv or in ;.n,,,ry..n-
cies. aud give personal at-rntio, aud
labor to the CONSTRUCTION of tb. n.cas
sary detenses against cve, f1nws and
inuuudatiu.s. il h MT narc.,vad hat
there could he anv ,jitt;cnItv IN snn-
porting such regulation rs one If
police. or Of resting II nnon tia ,.ma
foundations which sustain the reuula-
tio,is i'm cities. nv whirb au ies ,ro
imposed, orthe occupants of buiIdinys
to take certain precautions aeainst
fires. not for their own prof.ction ex-
ciusivtly. but for the protection of the
general public. Laws imposinp on
the owners the duty Of draining large
tracts of land which in their natural
condition are unproductive, and a
source OF danger to health, may be
auaetau nuI,, tho con,o ;,,,,,,, ,L,,,xI.