"Our Constitution": An Epitome of Our Laws and System of GovernmentFrederick Warne and Company, 1867 - Всего страниц: 336 |
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... ment and in the country . Their numbers , too , were in every way formidable ; and as they felt their growing strength , so their demands for what they deemed constitutional redress became more urgent and exacting . And these Puritan ...
... ment and in the country . Their numbers , too , were in every way formidable ; and as they felt their growing strength , so their demands for what they deemed constitutional redress became more urgent and exacting . And these Puritan ...
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... ment on him , scarcely one half could be induced to attend at his trial ; and many of those who concurred in his condemnation , subscribed the sentence with feelings of shame and remorse . But it is ever so in revolutions . A few ...
... ment on him , scarcely one half could be induced to attend at his trial ; and many of those who concurred in his condemnation , subscribed the sentence with feelings of shame and remorse . But it is ever so in revolutions . A few ...
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... ment by the Sovereign . Still it must be said that more depends upon the mild and equitable administration of the laws than upon the written provisions thereof ; for we know that a corrupt judge and a partial jury can render nugatory ...
... ment by the Sovereign . Still it must be said that more depends upon the mild and equitable administration of the laws than upon the written provisions thereof ; for we know that a corrupt judge and a partial jury can render nugatory ...
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... ment of the law of libel which vests in the jury the right in such cases of deciding as well upon the law as upon the fact ; and by the statutory recognition of the privilege of Parliament to publish whatever it pleases . The boundaries ...
... ment of the law of libel which vests in the jury the right in such cases of deciding as well upon the law as upon the fact ; and by the statutory recognition of the privilege of Parliament to publish whatever it pleases . The boundaries ...
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... ment in being . " In consequence , however , of the great impor- tance acquired by the Commons in modern times this custom has fallen into disuse . Still , to a Peer of the realm belongs the privilege , if he should think fit to ...
... ment in being . " In consequence , however , of the great impor- tance acquired by the Commons in modern times this custom has fallen into disuse . Still , to a Peer of the realm belongs the privilege , if he should think fit to ...
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Стр. 144 - ... forfeit and pay, over and above the value of the fish taken or destroyed (if any,) such sum of money, not exceeding five pounds...
Стр. 76 - And whereas it hath been found by experience, that it is inconsistent with the safety and welfare of this Protestant kingdom to be governed by a Popish prince...
Стр. 235 - Lastly, the effect of such pardon by the king, is to make the offender a new man; to acquit him of all corporal penalties and forfeitures annexed to that offence for which he obtains his pardon ; and not so much to restore his former, as to give him a new credit and capacity...
Стр. 74 - That the freedom of speech, and debates or proceedings in Parliament, ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament.
Стр. 221 - A CRIME, or misdemeanor, is an act committed, or omitted, in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it.
Стр. 76 - Commons do further pray that it may be enacted, that all and every person and persons that is, are or shall be reconciled to, or shall hold communion with, the See or Church of Rome, or shall profess the popish religion, or shall marry a papist, shall be excluded and be for ever incapable to inherit, possess or enjoy the crown and government of this realm...
Стр. 328 - That every Will made by a man or Woman shall be revoked by his or her Marriage (except a Will made in exercise of a Power of Appointment, when the Real or Personal Estate thereby appointed would not in default of Mich Appointment pass to his or her Heir, Customary Heir, Executor, or Administrator, or the Person entitled as his or her next of Kin, under the Statute of Distributions).
Стр. 128 - The eleemosynary sort are such as are constituted for the perpetual distribution of the free alms, or bounty, of the founder of them to such persons as he has directed. Of this kind are all hospitals for the maintenance of the poor, sick, and impotent ; and all colleges, both in our universities and out" of them : which colleges, are founded for two purposes ; 1.
Стр. 73 - That the pretended power of dispensing with laws or the execution of laws by regal authority as it hath been assumed and exercised of late is illegal.
Стр. 75 - I AB do sincerely promise and swear, That I will be faithful and bear true allegiance, to their Majesties King William and Queen Mary: So help me God.