 There is, of course, no more persuasive evidence of the purpose of a statute than the words by which the legislature undertook to give expression to its wishes.  Decisions and Reports - Страница 782написао/ла United States. Securities and Exchange Commission - 1943Пуни преглед - О овој књизи
 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - 1940 - 760 страница
...States, 303 US 118, 120. 534 Opinion of the Court. a law drawn to meet many needs of a major occupation." There is, of course, no more persuasive evidence of...legislation. In such cases we have followed their plain meaning.13 When that meaning has led to absurd or futile results, however, this Court has looked beyond... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Banking and CurrencyCommittee - 1948 - 144 страница
...Products Co. v. Lloyd, 315 US 561,. 563, 86 L. Ed. 1026, 1028 ; US v. Fisher, 109 TJ. S. 143. There is no more persuasive evidence of the purpose of a statute...legislature undertook to give expression to its wishes. US v. American Trucking Associations, 310 US 534, 543, 84 L. Ed. 1345, 1350 , Rowekamp V. Mercantile... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations - 1958 - 1648 страница
...producer in excess of $3,000 with respect to the 1958 crops." Of course, there can be no more convincing evidence of the purpose of a statute than the words by which the legislature undertakes to give expression to its wishes ; and, on first examination of the provision, there would... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations - 1958 - 652 страница
...producer in excess of $3,000 with respect to the 1958 crops." Of course, there can be no more convincing evidence of the purpose of a statute than the words by which the legislature undertakes to give expression to its wishes ; and, on first examination of the provision, there would... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Appropriations - 1958 - 662 страница
...producer in excess of $3,000 with respect to the 1958 crops." Of course, there can be no more convincing evidence of the purpose of a statute than the words by which the legislature undertakes to give expression to its wishes ; and, on first examination of the provision, there would... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations - 1958 - 1552 страница
...producer in excess of $3,000 with respect to the 1958 crops." Of course, there can be no more convincing evidence of the purpose of a statute than the words by which the legislature undertakes to give expression to its wishes ; and, on first examination of the provision, thPr would... | |
 | United States. Department of the Interior - 1939 - 680 страница
...lands was not raised or presented during the hearings or debates in Congress on the bill. There is no more persuasive evidence of the purpose of a statute...legislature undertook to give expression to its wishes, and these words are sufficient in and of themselves to determine the purpose of the legislature, if... | |
 | United States. Tax Court - 1981 - 1236 страница
...the congressional purpose in enacting the provisions concerning percentage depletion for oil and gas. The words by which "the legislature undertook to give expression to its wishes" are, however, usually the most "persuasive evidence" of the purpose and meaning of a statute. United... | |
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