A Concise View of the Constitution of EnglandLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1808 - 448 pages |
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Page 101
... usually prepares a bill of little or no importance , which obtains the honour of being read before the king's speech is discussed . At the beginning of the sessions , too , the house of commons fixes a day as the last upon which it will ...
... usually prepares a bill of little or no importance , which obtains the honour of being read before the king's speech is discussed . At the beginning of the sessions , too , the house of commons fixes a day as the last upon which it will ...
Page 154
... usually consider the speeches and messages from the throne , as the compositions of the ministers of state ; and therefore have always thought them- selves at liberty to examine every proposition in them with freedom . This privilege ...
... usually consider the speeches and messages from the throne , as the compositions of the ministers of state ; and therefore have always thought them- selves at liberty to examine every proposition in them with freedom . This privilege ...
Page 186
... usually bound in an obligation for the due discharge of his duty , and is therefore termed a bound - bailiff , or as the common people call him , a bum - bailiff . Gaolers , are servants of the sheriff , who must be answerable for their ...
... usually bound in an obligation for the due discharge of his duty , and is therefore termed a bound - bailiff , or as the common people call him , a bum - bailiff . Gaolers , are servants of the sheriff , who must be answerable for their ...
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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