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Page v
... civil and ecclesiastical , or as social and political . And the leading divisions may be subdivided ; as , for instance , the local into rural and municipal . In the present volume the attention of the student will be directed to the ...
... civil and ecclesiastical , or as social and political . And the leading divisions may be subdivided ; as , for instance , the local into rural and municipal . In the present volume the attention of the student will be directed to the ...
Page vi
... civil condition of the country . For the purpose of a review of our institutions , such as that contemplated , it has been found con- venient to divide its history into six great periods : - the first extending from the settlement of ...
... civil condition of the country . For the purpose of a review of our institutions , such as that contemplated , it has been found con- venient to divide its history into six great periods : - the first extending from the settlement of ...
Page xiv
... Civil Matters - Control of Parliament - Cabinet Council - Political Parties . 5. The Ministry - Control of ... Civil List - Crown Lands - Duties - Direct Taxation- Legacy Duty - Income Tax - Penal Taxation - Lotteries-- National Debt . 6 ...
... Civil Matters - Control of Parliament - Cabinet Council - Political Parties . 5. The Ministry - Control of ... Civil List - Crown Lands - Duties - Direct Taxation- Legacy Duty - Income Tax - Penal Taxation - Lotteries-- National Debt . 6 ...
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... civil and ecclesiastical , of the population among whom they settled as conquerors , institutions which were established by the authority of Rome , and were based on her civil law . Hence we find that Roman law remains to this day the ...
... civil and ecclesiastical , of the population among whom they settled as conquerors , institutions which were established by the authority of Rome , and were based on her civil law . Hence we find that Roman law remains to this day the ...
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... civil rights , but also to acquire landed property in this country , was not peculiar to feudalism , though of course in accord with its prin- ciples . The disqualification could be removed by deni- zation , the king having the ...
... civil rights , but also to acquire landed property in this country , was not peculiar to feudalism , though of course in accord with its prin- ciples . The disqualification could be removed by deni- zation , the king having the ...
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Page 282 - That levying money for or to the use of the Crown by pretence of prerogative, without grant of parliament, for longer time or in other manner than the same is or shall be granted, is illegal.
Page 136 - ... invaded the fundamental constitution of the kingdom, and altered it from a legal limited monarchy to an arbitrary despotic power...
Page 277 - Majesty, that no man hereafter be compelled to make or yield any gift, loan, benevolence, tax, or such like charge, without common consent by act of Parliament...