 | South Carolina. Constitutional Court of Appeals - Law reports, digests, etc - 1824 - 526 pages
...principle laid down by the modern parent of sound political economy, (A Smith, vol. 3 p. 256.) that " the subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state," which... | |
 | 1825 - 424 pages
...concluded this part of the subject, with stating Dr. Smith's maxims with respect to taxation : — «. 1. The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards...government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities ; that is, in proportion 'to the revenue they respectively enjoy under the... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1830 - 642 pages
...lecrssary to give sanction to a rule of such apparent j'us-ice — "That the subjects of every S'.atc ought to contribute towards the support of the Government,...possible, in proportion to the revenue which they enjoy under the protection of the State. The expense of Government to the individuals of a great nation,... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1891 - 1086 pages
...all. The first of Adam Smith's maxims is this — " The subjects of every Scate ought to contribnte towards the support of the Government as nearly as possible in proportion to their respective abilities ; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy nnder... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1830 - 660 pages
...and, indeed, no authority is necessary to give sanction to a rule of such apparent justice — "That the subjects of every State ought to contribute towards...possible, in proportion to the revenue which they enjoy under the protection of the State. The expense of Government to the individuals of a great nation,... | |
 | Sir Henry Parnell - Finance - 1831 - 422 pages
...principal articles of foreign raw materials imported. Quars The following are Dr. Smith's maxims : — I. The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards...Government, as nearly as possible in proportion to their respective abilities. II. The tax which each individual ought to pay ought to be certain and... | |
 | Law - 1831 - 446 pages
...Dr. Adam Smith in his " Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations," viz., that " the subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of goverument in proportion to their respective abilities, that is, in proportion to the revenue which... | |
 | 1831 - 202 pages
...party. Ed. Politirian's Cmfc. TAXATION. 1st. The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities. 2nd. The Tax which each individual is bound to pay, ought to be certain.... | |
 | Simpkin, Marshall & Co - 1832 - 1114 pages
...accomplish. Dr Adam Smith, among the rules which he lays down for the imposition of taxes, says, that the subjects of every state ought to contribute towards...government as nearly as possible in proportion to their respective abilities ; and that every tax ought to be levied at the time, and in the manner in... | |
 | John Wade - Church and state - 1832 - 730 pages
...from being supplied by increased consumption in the proportion experienced by their predecessors. III. The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards...government as nearly as possible in proportion to their respective abilities ; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under... | |
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The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the... 
