 | Nicholas St. John Green - Criminal law - 1879 - 838 pages
...the joint resolution of Congress, which declared that condemnation under that act should not be held to work a forfeiture of the real estate of the offender beyond his natural life, the title of Bigelow terminated with the death of the elder Forrest. In opposition to this it was argued... | |
 | Alexander James Dallas - Law reports, digests, etc - 1876 - 856 pages
...was passed by Congress, and approved, explanatory of some of its provisions, and declaring that " no proceedings under said act shall be so construed as...real estate of the offender beyond his natural life." The act and the joint resolution are doubtless to be construed as one act, precisely as if the latter... | |
 | Law - 1876 - 816 pages
...This we understand to be substantially conceded on behalf of the defendant WALLACII v. VAN RISWICK. construed as to work a forfeiture of the real estate of the offender beyond his natural life." The act and the joint resolution are, doubtless, to be construed as one act, precisely as if the latter... | |
 | Henry Wilson - Antislavery movements - 1877 - 814 pages
...having passed this explanatory resolution : " Nor shall any punishment or proceeding under said act be so construed as to work a forfeiture of the real estate of the offender beyond his natural life," the President was satisfied, and signed the bill. The purpose of the amendment now before the House... | |
 | Benjamin Vaughan Abbott - Law - 1879 - 1054 pages
...resolution passed upon the same day directed that no punishment or proceedings under the act should be so construed as to work a forfeiture of the real estate of the offender beyond his natural life. See Bigelow v. Forrest, 9 Wall. 339. When the constitution was adopted, bills of attainder and bills... | |
 | Chauncey F. Black, Samuel B. Smith - Constitutional history - 1881 - 556 pages
...any act or acts done prior to its passage, ' nor shall any punishment or proceedings under said act be so construed as to work a forfeiture of the real estate of the offender beyond his natural life.' "The terms here used, ' forfeiture' of the estate of the ' offender,' have no application to the confiscation... | |
 | John Codman Hurd - Constitutional law - 1881 - 654 pages
...explanatory of this Act, which contains this clause: "Nor shall any punishment or proceedings under said Act be so construed as to work a forfeiture of the real estate of the offender beyond his natural life." THEORY OF OtTR NATIONAL EXISTENCE. 65 Mrs. Alexander's cotton. Opinion by Chase, CJ cree of the District... | |
 | Rufus Waples - Actions in rem - 1882 - 862 pages
...language of the congressional explanation is, "Xor shall any punishment or proceedings under said act be so construed as to work a forfeiture of the real estate of the offender beyond his natural life." The language is not sale \>\\t forfeiture. The limitation is not applicable to the District Court's... | |
 | James Abram Garfield - Presidents - 1882 - 832 pages
...objections, of which this was the last clause : " Nor shall any punishment or proceedings under said act be so construed as to work a forfeiture of the real estate of the offender beyond his natural life." Considering the bill and the resolution " as being substantially one," President Lincoln approved and... | |
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America;" nor shall any punishment or proceedings under said act be so construed as to work a forfeiture of the real estate of the offender beyond his natural life. 
