Mr. Justice DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court.
The only question that arises in this case, which it is competent for this court to decide, is, whether the act of the legislature of Kentucky, passed on the 4th day of April, 1861, is repugnant to the Constitution of the United States, because it impairs the obligation of a contract.
If the legislature had the power to release to the defendants in error the right of the State to the property in controversy...
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