Sentence examples for legislation upon from inspiring English sources

There can, in the nature of things, be no vested right in an existing law which precludes its change or repeal, nor vested right in the omission to legislate upon a particular subject which exempts a contract from the effect of subsequent legislation upon its subject matter by competent legislative authority.' 63 Vt .169, 173, 13 L.R.A. 70, 3 Inters.

This view of the case is strengthened by a further examination of the legislation upon this subject.

It did not undertake to regulate the charges of warehousemen or in any way to derogate from the existing state legislation upon that subject.

Like Indiana's law, HB1228 allows individuals, businesses, corporations and associations to file claims under the law – a significant departure from federal legislation upon which the laws are based, first signed into law in 1993 by Bill Clinton.

When the stipulations are not self-executing, they can only be enforced pursuant to legislation to carry them into effect, and such legislation is as much subject to modification and repeal by congress as legislation upon any other subject.

No human depositories can, with safety, be trusted with the power of legislation upon the general interests of society so as to operate directly or indirectly on the industry and property of the community.

Therefore, for several years any hope of passing climate legislation hinged upon breaking through the near-universal opposition among Republican legislators.

The legislation calls upon the State Education Department to study alternatives to the existing reimbursement and regulatory system.

Some of the legislation agreed upon then is still in effect in modified form, but the group lacked national acceptance.

The legislation, agreed upon by a committee of House and Senate leaders, must still be voted on by both the House and Senate.

There appears to have been no legislation directly upon the subject until 1729, when the act of 2 Geo.