In September of
that year he declared the suspension general throughout the
country.
Ex Post Facto Laws.--Clause 3. _No bill of attainder or ex post
facto laws shall be passed._
An ex post facto law, as defined by the Supreme Court, is a "law which
renders an act punishable in a manner in which it was not punishable
when it was committed." It applies to acts of a criminal nature
only.[37]
[Footnote 37: Clause 4 is discussed under National Finances, p. 84.]
Care of Public Money.--Clause 7. _No money shall be drawn from the
Treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law; and a
regular statement and account of the receipts and expenditures of all
public money shall be published from time to time._
It is proper in a government such as ours that the control of the public
money should be lodged with the representatives of the people. Through
the annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury, the people may know
from what sources our revenues are derived and for what purposes the
money is expended.
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