Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Volume 1J.B. Lippincott & Company, 1870 - Law |
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Page 118
... whole , of the legislative . The total union of them , we have seen , would be productive of tyranny ; the total disjunction of them , for the present , would in the end pro- duce the same effects , by causing that union against which ...
... whole , of the legislative . The total union of them , we have seen , would be productive of tyranny ; the total disjunction of them , for the present , would in the end pro- duce the same effects , by causing that union against which ...
Page 122
... whole body of the people . And this power , when the territories of the state are small and its citi- zens easily known , should be exercised by the people * in their aggregate * 159 ] or collective capacity , as was wisely ordained in ...
... whole body of the people . And this power , when the territories of the state are small and its citi- zens easily known , should be exercised by the people * in their aggregate * 159 ] or collective capacity , as was wisely ordained in ...
Page 127
... whole of the law and custom of parlia- ment has its original from this one maxim , " that whatever matter arises con- cerning either house of parliament , ought to be examined , discussed , and ad- judged in that house to which it ...
... whole of the law and custom of parlia- ment has its original from this one maxim , " that whatever matter arises con- cerning either house of parliament , ought to be examined , discussed , and ad- judged in that house to which it ...
Page 148
... whole house . A committee of the whole house is composed of every member ; and , to form it , the speaker quits the chair , ( another member being appointed chairman , ) and may sit and debate as a private member . In these committees ...
... whole house . A committee of the whole house is composed of every member ; and , to form it , the speaker quits the chair , ( another member being appointed chairman , ) and may sit and debate as a private member . In these committees ...
Page 154
... whole number of electors appointed ; and , if no person have a majority , then , from the two highest members on the list , the Senate shall choose the Vice - President . A quorum for the purpose shall consist of two- thirds of the whole ...
... whole number of electors appointed ; and , if no person have a majority , then , from the two highest members on the list , the Senate shall choose the Vice - President . A quorum for the purpose shall consist of two- thirds of the whole ...
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