A Concise View of the Constitution of EnglandLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1808 - 448 pages |
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Page 96
... given , or promised to be given , to any voter at any time , in order to influence him to give or withhold his vote ; as well he who takes as he who offers the bribe , forfeits £ .500 , and is for ever 96.
... given , or promised to be given , to any voter at any time , in order to influence him to give or withhold his vote ; as well he who takes as he who offers the bribe , forfeits £ .500 , and is for ever 96.
Page 110
... given to a bill , then it becomes an act of parlia ment , and not before . But the king is invested with the same constitu- tional power of rejecting any bill , as the two houses of parliament enjoy ; and it is said , that queen ...
... given to a bill , then it becomes an act of parlia ment , and not before . But the king is invested with the same constitu- tional power of rejecting any bill , as the two houses of parliament enjoy ; and it is said , that queen ...
Page 390
... given unless the whole of the jury are agreed . The unanimity of twelve men is the peculiar characteristic of the English jury . A regulation , however , so repugnant to all experience of human conduct , passions , and understandings ...
... given unless the whole of the jury are agreed . The unanimity of twelve men is the peculiar characteristic of the English jury . A regulation , however , so repugnant to all experience of human conduct , passions , and understandings ...
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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