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... the possessor with a portion of the power whereby the British empire may be ruled either for the advantage or to the detriment of that great body politic . B The moral and religious responsibility of the man who votes.
... the possessor with a portion of the power whereby the British empire may be ruled either for the advantage or to the detriment of that great body politic . B The moral and religious responsibility of the man who votes.
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... votes on the hustings , or even asks his neighbour to vote , or exercises the smallest public function , is , indeed , no less real and stringent than that of the highest ministers of the crown . The welfare of every free state depends ...
... votes on the hustings , or even asks his neighbour to vote , or exercises the smallest public function , is , indeed , no less real and stringent than that of the highest ministers of the crown . The welfare of every free state depends ...
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... votes in the forum ? " It would be unreasonable that the force of law should be refused to customs established by the tacit assent of the whole com- munity , and the acquiescence of that power which , being able to make and abrogate ...
... votes in the forum ? " It would be unreasonable that the force of law should be refused to customs established by the tacit assent of the whole com- munity , and the acquiescence of that power which , being able to make and abrogate ...
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... voting at the trial of a peer . " 1 The twenty - five articles , of which these are the princi- pal , were ratified and confirmed by the statute 5 Anne , c . 8. In that statute , two acts of parliament are recited ; one of Scotland ...
... voting at the trial of a peer . " 1 The twenty - five articles , of which these are the princi- pal , were ratified and confirmed by the statute 5 Anne , c . 8. In that statute , two acts of parliament are recited ; one of Scotland ...
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... vote , on the part of Ireland , in the House of Lords ; and that one hundred com- moners ( two for each county , two for Dublin and Cork each , one for the University of Trinity College , and one for each of the thirty - one most ...
... vote , on the part of Ireland , in the House of Lords ; and that one hundred com- moners ( two for each county , two for Dublin and Cork each , one for the University of Trinity College , and one for each of the thirty - one most ...
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Page 69 - But this must be understood with very many and very great restrictions. Such colonists carry with them only so much of the English law as is applicable to their own situation and the condition of an infant colony ; such, for instance, as the general rules of inheritance; and of protection from personal injuries.
Page 154 - second, having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of " the kingdom, by breaking the original contract between " king and people — and, by the advice of Jesuits and other " wicked persons, having violated the fundamental laws, " and having withdrawn himself out of this kingdom — has " abdicated the government, and that the throne is thereby
Page 677 - WHEREAS the raising or keeping a standing army within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in time of peace, unless it be with the consent of Parliament, is against law...
Page 184 - And whereas the laws of England are the birthright of the people thereof, and all the kings and queens who shall ascend the throne of this realm ought to administer the government of the same according to the said laws, and all their officers and ministers ought to serve them respectively according to the same...
Page 157 - Crown and royal dignity of the said kingdoms and dominions to be to the heirs of the body of the said Princess; and for default of such issue to the Princess Anne of Denmark, and the heirs of her body and for default of such issue to the heirs of the body of the said Prince of Orange.
Page 100 - My worthy colleague says, his will ought to be subservient to yours. If that be all, the thing is innocent. If government were a matter of will upon any side, yours, without question, ought to be superior. But government and legislation are matters of reason and judgment, and not of inclination...
Page 36 - Equity is a roguish thing : for law we have a measure, know what to trust to ; equity is according to the conscience of him that is chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. "Tis all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a foot...
Page 157 - ... the said prince and princess during their lives and the life of the survivor of them; and that the sole and full exercise of the regal power be only in and executed by the said prince of Orange...
Page 100 - But government and legislation are matters of reason and judgment, and not of inclination; and what sort of reason is that, in which the determination precedes the discussion; in which one set of men deliberate, and another decide; and where those who form the conclusion are perhaps three hundred miles distant from those who hear the arguments?
Page 72 - ... (such proportion to be raised under the authority of the general court, or general assembly, of such province or colony, and disposable by parliament,) and shall engage to make provision also for the support of the civil government, and the administration of justice, in such province or colony, it will be proper, if such proposal...