Proceedings of the Joint Sessions of the Bar Associations of Arkansas and Texas and of the Separate Sessions of the Bar Association of Arkansas and of the Texas Bar Association, Volume 11The Association, 1908 - Bar associations |
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... authority Congress may secure for shippers just and reasonable charges for inter - state freight and passenger traffic ; prohibit unjust discrimination in the rendition of like ser- vices under similar circumstances and conditions ...
... authority Congress may secure for shippers just and reasonable charges for inter - state freight and passenger traffic ; prohibit unjust discrimination in the rendition of like ser- vices under similar circumstances and conditions ...
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... authority of the Legislature to pass the act , and had held that the constitutional provision was not violated so ... authorities , held that the act of the Legislature was valid , Mr. Justice Field dissenting with whom Mr. Justice ...
... authority of the Legislature to pass the act , and had held that the constitutional provision was not violated so ... authorities , held that the act of the Legislature was valid , Mr. Justice Field dissenting with whom Mr. Justice ...
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... authority on common law it was pointed out that in England they scan his words with as much care as if they had been found in Magna Charta . As early as the third year of the reign of William and Mary there was a regula- tion of rates ...
... authority on common law it was pointed out that in England they scan his words with as much care as if they had been found in Magna Charta . As early as the third year of the reign of William and Mary there was a regula- tion of rates ...
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... authority under the law , to fix rates , again quoted and approved the language of Mr. Justice Jackson above given . And it was shown that the defend- ant railroad company charged as much for transporting vehicles shipped from ...
... authority under the law , to fix rates , again quoted and approved the language of Mr. Justice Jackson above given . And it was shown that the defend- ant railroad company charged as much for transporting vehicles shipped from ...
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... authority to change the order of the Commission , that whatever may be the plenary power of a court of equity that the jurisdiction in this kind of case is special . As to the estimate , from a legal point of view , of the Inter- state ...
... authority to change the order of the Commission , that whatever may be the plenary power of a court of equity that the jurisdiction in this kind of case is special . As to the estimate , from a legal point of view , of the Inter- state ...
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Page 63 - And, in order to ascertain that value, the original cost of construction, the amount expended in permanent improvements, the amount and market value of its bonds and stock, the present as compared with the original cost of construction, the probable earning capacity of the property under particular rates prescribed by statute, and the sum required to meet operating expenses, are all matters for consideration and are to be given such weight as may be just and right in each case.
Page 92 - When, therefore, one devotes his property to a use in which the public has an interest, he, in effect grants to the public an interest in that use, and must submit to be controlled by the public for the common good, to the extent of the interest he has thus cheated.
Page 132 - Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens...
Page 107 - States, or is committed for trial before some court thereof; or is in custody for an act done or omitted In pursuance of a law of the United States...
Page 103 - ... or argue privately with the Judge as to the merits of a pending cause, and he deserves rebuke and denunciation for any device or attempt to gain from a Judge special personal consideration or favor. A self-respecting independence in the discharge of professional duty, without denial or diminution of the courtesy and respect due the Judge's station, is the only proper foundation for cordial personal and official relations between Bench and Bar.
Page 47 - We admit, as all must admit, that the powers of the government are limited, and that its limits are not to be transcended. But we think the sound construction of the constitution must allow to the national legislature that discretion, with respect to the means by which the powers it confers are to be carried into execution, which will enable that body to perform the high duties assigned to it, in the manner most beneficial to the people.
Page 132 - And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
Page 112 - No client, corporate or individual, however powerful, nor any cause, civil or political, however important, is entitled to receive nor should any lawyer render any service or advice involving disloyalty to the law whose ministers we are, or disrespect of the judicial office, which we are bound to uphold, or corruption of any person or persons exercising a public office or private trust, or deception or betrayal of the public. When rendering any such improper service or advice, the lawyer invites...
Page 88 - In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers, and consuls, and those in which a state shall be a party, the supreme court shall have original jurisdiction. In all other cases before mentioned, the supreme court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions and under such regulations as the Congress shall make.
Page 170 - Correspondingly, he advances the honor of his profession and the best interests of his client when he renders service or gives advice tending to impress upon the client and his undertaking exact compliance with the strictest principles of moral law. He must also observe and advise his client to observe the statute law, though until a statute shall have been construed and interpreted by competent adjudication, he is free and is entitled to advise as to its validity and as to what he conscientiously...