R. W. "WALKER, J. The principal question in this case is, whether the act, under which the defendant -was indicted, can be sustained as an exercise of power belonging to the legislature. The solution of this question demands some inquiry into the nature and limits of the legislative power vested by our constitution in the general assembly. Antecedent to the formation of the Federal constitution, the people of t…
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