A Concise View of the Constitution of EnglandLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1808 - 448 pages |
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Page 89
... vote in elections , in some part of the kingdom or other . There is no proportionate regard paid to the extent of property , so that the richest man in the kingdom has but one vote at one place ; yet if his property lie in different ...
... vote in elections , in some part of the kingdom or other . There is no proportionate regard paid to the extent of property , so that the richest man in the kingdom has but one vote at one place ; yet if his property lie in different ...
Page 90
... vote . Forty shillings a year seems a small sum to qualify a man to vote , under the idea of its mak- ing him independent ; but it was sufficient formerly for a man with proper industry to furnish himself with the necessaries of life ...
... vote . Forty shillings a year seems a small sum to qualify a man to vote , under the idea of its mak- ing him independent ; but it was sufficient formerly for a man with proper industry to furnish himself with the necessaries of life ...
Page 92
... vote therein , unless he hath been admitted to his freedom twelve calendar months before the election , provided his claim to vote be not founded upon birth , marriage , or servitude . As to the qualifications of the elected , or rather ...
... vote therein , unless he hath been admitted to his freedom twelve calendar months before the election , provided his claim to vote be not founded upon birth , marriage , or servitude . As to the qualifications of the elected , or rather ...
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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