...administered with incorruptible integrity and enlightened wisdom. In reply to the plausible sophism, "that one legislature is competent to repeal any act...pass ; and that one legislature cannot abridge the power of a succeeding legislature," the Chief Justice says, "The correctness of this principle, so...

...administered with incorruptible integrity and enlightened wisdom. In reply to the plausible sophism, " that one legislature is competent to repeal any act which a former legislature vvas competent to pass ; and that one legislature cannot abridge the power of a succeeding legislature,"...

...declared that, "so far as respects general legislation, it is a correct principle that one Legislature was competent to repeal any act which a former Legislature was competent to pass, unless absolute rights were vested by those laws. And further, in the case of Gulden et uxor vs. Bull...

...annihilation of such title, and to a resumption of the property thus held ? The principle asserted is, that one legislature is competent to repeal any...under a law, a succeeding legislature cannot undo it. The past cannot be recalled by the most absolute power. Conveyances have been made, those conveyances...

...annihilation of such title, and to a resumption of the property thus held ? The principle asserted is, that one legislature is competent to repeal any act which a former legislature wos compc.ent to pass; and that one legislature cannot abiidge the powers of a succeeding legislature....

...annihilation of such title, and to a resumption of the property thus held ? The principle asserted is, that one legislature is competent to repeal any...under a law, a succeeding legislature cannot undo it. '.The past cannot be recalled by the most absolute power.] Conveyances have been made, those conveyances...

...annulment to be unconstitutional, and the grant to stand good. We again quote the words of Marshall : " If an act be done under a law, a succeeding legislature cannot undo it. The past cannot be recalled by the most absolute power. When, then, a law is in its nature a contract,...

...Justice MARSHALL, speaking of the power of one Legislature to bind another, says: "The principle asserted is, that one Legislature is competent to repeal any...succeeding Legislature. The correctness of this principle," he says, " so far as respects general legislation, can never be controverted. But if an act be done...

...the annihilation of such title, and to a usurpation of the property thus held? The principle asserted is, that one legislature is competent to repeal any...under a law, a succeeding legislature cannot undo it. The past cannot be recalled by the most absolute power. Conveyances have been made ; those conveyances...

...annihilation of such title, and to a usurpation of the property thus held? The principle asserted-is, that one legislature is competent to repeal any act...under a law, a succeeding legislature cannot undo it. The past cannot be recalled by the most absolute power. Conveyances have been made ; those conveyances...