EX POST FACTO LAWS. AN EXPLANATION OF THE MEANING OF THE PROHIBITORY TERMS USED IN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT "NO STATE SHALL PASS ANY EX POST FACTO LAWS, OR LAWS IMPAIRING THE OBLIGATION OF CONTRACTS.
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[Boston?, 1812. 7, [1 blank] pp, as issued, with caption title. Disbound, some spotting, Good+.
The author denies that the U.S. Constitution bars Massachusetts from enacting a bankruptcy law. Introduced in the Massachusetts legislature in 1812, the proposed bill would exonerate debtors from liability for their contracted debts. The State's power to do so is a basic, constitutional attribute of State Sovereignty. Indeed, the Constitution grants the national government power to enact uniform bankruptcy laws for the entire nation; it would therefore be "absurd" for Massachusetts to be denied the power to enact such a law for its citizens.
Cohen 3605. Sabin 23457. Not in American Imprints. OCLC locates six copies under three accession numbers as of June 2016.
The author denies that the U.S. Constitution bars Massachusetts from enacting a bankruptcy law. Introduced in the Massachusetts legislature in 1812, the proposed bill would exonerate debtors from liability for their contracted debts. The State's power to do so is a basic, constitutional attribute of State Sovereignty. Indeed, the Constitution grants the national government power to enact uniform bankruptcy laws for the entire nation; it would therefore be "absurd" for Massachusetts to be denied the power to enact such a law for its citizens.
Cohen 3605. Sabin 23457. Not in American Imprints. OCLC locates six copies under three accession numbers as of June 2016.
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EX POST FACTO LAWS. AN EXPLANATION OF THE MEANING OF THE PROHIBITORY TERMS USED IN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT "NO STATE SHALL PASS ANY EX POST FACTO LAWS, OR LAWS IMPAIRING THE OBLIGATION OF CONTRACTS.
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[Bankruptcy]
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[Boston?
Date
1812