A Concise View of the Constitution of EnglandLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1808 - 448 pages |
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Page 111
... authority upon earth , which this kingdom acknowledges . By the authority of each house , the parliament is adjourned every day . By which nothing more is meant than a continuance of the session from one day to another . Sometimes ...
... authority upon earth , which this kingdom acknowledges . By the authority of each house , the parliament is adjourned every day . By which nothing more is meant than a continuance of the session from one day to another . Sometimes ...
Page 157
... authority of its legislative repre- sentative . The power of concluding peace is of course vested in the same hands ; the parliament having the like salutary check , in both cases , upon the conduct of the ministers , who are the king's ...
... authority of its legislative repre- sentative . The power of concluding peace is of course vested in the same hands ; the parliament having the like salutary check , in both cases , upon the conduct of the ministers , who are the king's ...
Page 183
... authority , on account of the many blessings attendant on a conscientious discharge of the duties of their office . The obligation of subjects to obey subordinate magistrates , and render them all due honour , is equally binding as the ...
... authority , on account of the many blessings attendant on a conscientious discharge of the duties of their office . The obligation of subjects to obey subordinate magistrates , and render them all due honour , is equally binding as the ...
Contents
Of the Laws of England | 34 |
Of Countries subject to the Laws of England | 42 |
Of the absolute Rights of Individuals | 52 |
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