You find me a case where the court seems to legislate and I will find you a statute uncertain. ambiguous. or impossible of execution under a literal constructiona statute not very credible to the lawmaking body. Let me call your attention to an instance in which it was alleged that the court legislated. We passed an immigration act in 18S4 or 1S5. if I remember correctly. and we prohibited any corporation. individual. or company from going abroad and hiring persons for service or labor and bringing them to this country. There was no exception in the rule except with reference to actors and lecturers and one or two others. and so all other persons. in plain language. were prohibited from being brought into this country under hire for service or labor. The Holy Trinity Church of New York City employed a minister abroad and brought him here. and some one proceeded. under the statute. to collect the fine for violating the law.
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