State constitution
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From 83 U.S. 667 - Railroad Company v. County of Otoe · 1872Most cited · 60 citing opinions
In construing the Federal Constitution, Congress must be held to have only those powers which are granted expressly or by necessary implication, but the opposite rule is the one to be applied to the construction of a State constitution. The legislature of a State may exercise all powers which are properly legislative, unless they are forbidden by the State or National Constitution.