...value of foreign coins," and when they forbade the States " to coin money, emit bills of credit, make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts," or " pass any law impairing the obb'galion of contracts." If they did not guard more explicitly against...

...states were expressly forbidden by the federal constitution to " emit bills of credit," or to " make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts," or to " pass any law impairing the obligation of contracts ;" yet the state legislatures, in violation...

...expose society to new convulsions. They accordingly prohibited the States from issuing bills of credit, making any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts, or passing any laws impairing the obligation of contracts. After sufficient experience in the operations...

...denied to the states in these words : — " No state shall coin money, emit bills of credit, or make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts. " Consequently, either there shall be no paper money at all, or it shall be under the sole control...

...incident to a power in the states to emit paper money, than to coin gold or silver. The power to make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts, is withdrawn from the states on the same principle with that of issuing a paper currency." It will...

...principle, perfectly plain, and of the very highest importance. The States are expressly prohibited from making any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts ; and, although no such express prohibition is applied to Congress, yet, as Congress has no power granted...

...or confederation ; grant letters of marque and reprisal ; coin money ; emit bills of credit ; make any thing but gold and silver a tender, in payment of debts ; pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto lav, or law impairing the obligation of contracts ; or...

...value of foreign coins,' and when they forbade the states ' to coin money, emit bills of credit, make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts,' or ' pass any law impairing the obligation of contracts.' If they did not guard more explicitly against...

...state can make treaties, grant letters of marque and reprisal, coin money, emit bills of credit, make any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts, grant titles of nobility, lay duties on imports or exports, introduce any duty of tonnage, keep troops...

...drawn on the credit of a particular fund appropriated for that purpose. ^i 447. The power to rtlake any thing but gold and silver a tender in payment of debts^ is taken from the states on the same principle as the power of issuing bills of credit. Paper mOuoy,...