 If, therefore, a statute purporting to have been enacted to protect the public health, the public morals, or the public safety has no roal or substantial relation to those objects, or is a palpable invasion of rights secured by the fundamental law, it...  Harvard Law Review - Page 411914Full view - About this book
 | Robert L. Stern, Eugene Gressman - 1950 - 738 pages
...prohibition upon State laws impairing obligation of contracts does not restrict the power of the State to protect the public health, the public morals, or the public safety, as the one or the other may be involved in the execution of such contracts. Rights and privileges arising... | |
 | Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1916 - 994 pages
...to be misled by mere pretenses, but they may look at the substance of things, whenever they enter on the inquiry whether the legislature has transcended the limits of its authority. * * * The question as to the constitutionality of an act is to be determined, not by what has been... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1918 - 1592 pages
...by mere pretenses ; they are at liberty, indeed are under the solemn duty, to look at the »ubstance of things whenever they enter upon the inquiry whether...to protect the public health, the public morals, or public safety has no real or substantial relation to. those objects, or is a palpable invasion of rights... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1921 - 1260 pages
...by tin's court in Mnalcr v. Kansas, 123 US (¡2.4, (Hi]. 31 L. od. 20Г). 210. S Sup. Ct. Rep. 273: "If, therefore, a statute purporting to have been enacted to protect the publie health, the public morals, or the public safety has no real or substantial relation to those... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1920 - 1228 pages
...can be entertained of this where the inspection is manifestly intended, and calculated in good faith, to protect the public health, the public morals, or the public safety. Minnesota v. Barber, 136 U. S 313 [34-455, 3 Inters. Com. Rep. 185]. And it has now been determined... | |
 | Law reviews - 1892 - 272 pages
...bound by mere forms, nor are they to be misled by mere pretences. They are at liberty — indeed are under a solemn duty — to look at the substance of...things, whenever they enter upon the inquiry whether the legislation has transcended its authority. If, therefore, a statute purporting to have been enacted... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1922 - 940 pages
...mere forms, nor are they to be misled by mere pretenses. They are at liberty — indeed, are under the solemn duty — to look at the substance of things...objects, or is a palpable invasion of rights secured by fundamental law, it is the duty of courts to so adjudge, and thereby give effect to the constitution."... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1923 - 938 pages
...mere forms, nor are they to be misled by mere pretenses. They are at liberty, indeed, are under the solemn duty to look at the substance of things whenever...legislature has transcended the limits of its authority." (Mugler v. Kansas, 123 US 623, [31 L. Ed. 205, 8 Sup. Ct. Rep. 273, see, also, Rose's US Notes] ; Ex... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1923 - 924 pages
...general welfare. . . . "(Quoting.) 'If, therefore, a statute purporting to have been enacted to preserve public health, the public morals or the public safety, has no real or substantial relations to these objects or is a palpable invasion of rights secured by the fundamental law, it is... | |
 | Colorado Bar Association - Bar associations - 1924 - 462 pages
...not bound by mere forms nor are they to be misled by mere pretenses. They are at liberty—indeed are under a solemn duty, to look at the substance of things, whenever they enter upon an inquiry whether the legislature has transcended the limits of its authority. The last case is Smith... | |
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