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1823 Sept 28
Constitutional Code

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Copd 1. Enacting
Ch. 10. Ministers Severally
3 §.8. Education Minister

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Art. 8. So, inspective
statistic, and meliorative
suggestive functions
as to Institutions
and Establishments
at expence
or under direction of
individuals, or bodies
incorporated or associated
for this purpose

Art. 8. To this Minister belong moreover the inspective,
statistic, and meliorative-suggestive functions in relation
as to all the such Establishments within the territory of the State as, having any branch of Education
for their object, are at any time on foot, or in progress, at the expence,
or under the direction, of individuals, or incorporated or otherwise
associated bodies.

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Art. 8. Particularly
he inquires and from
time to time reports
institutions and establishments
applying
reward or punishment
to engage profession of
particular opinions, as
to any subject of public
morals or religion

Art. 9. In the exercise of these functions thus applied, On this occasion
it belongs to him, in a with more particular measure care to enquire
and from time to time to report, whether there be any, and what, institutions, or establishments, in which by whom
application is made of the matter of punishment or that of reward, in such manner
as thereby to engage many any persons to make profession of
particular opinions or any in relation as to any subject, more
particularly in relationas to politics, morals or religion.

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Art. 10 [+] [+] An establishment
with thus applied is
an establishment for
which the subornation of falshood is suborned
To by irresistible
means. Falshood is an the appropriate instrument in the
hand of every crime: by By it, throughout the whole field of judicature.
as well as of as well as national public, that
which should be justice is converted into injustice,
and the Judge, howsoever unwillingly so ever rendered an the accomplice
with of the evil doer. When with commissable without Of falshood in this shape discovery
is impossible. But when the possibility of discovery, falshood on any/every occasion by on which reward the matter to any
Under this security, who on what occasion so ever, by the commission of
or by the non-commission of it punishment incurred,
considerable amount or reward may be obtained : follows of course.
the commission of it follows of course. Of the the opinion
No opinion more absurd or more mischievous can be
what it may be which any such
conceived, there are many of these, the profession of which is thus in the of
regularly obtained, by countless multitudes. at the hands of millions. Any use Be the opinion
what it may, the support thus given to at one a surity it is prereceptive
so made if received in punishment is an efficient cause of
evidence of its being in itself false, and conclusive evidence of its
falsehood on the part of those by whom the declaration is made,
being so a proof of it, as well as an act of in the eyes of such its supporters.
and of subornation of falshood on the part of those by whom the
and thus approvers. the is thus for of what
making of it is procured. An establishment for any the institute to
that so obtained is an establishment the subornations of falshood is an establishment for the propagation of
immorality, and for the poisoning of the fountains of justice.[+]2

[+]2 Of no crime commissible
by an individual,
can the mischief be equal
in extent or magnitude.
to that produced producible of course by one
every institution, by which upon
a national scale such
a declaration to any such effect is corruption in this shape is the rare fruit.

[+] and of the falsity erroneousness
of the opinion, if not in
itself, at any rate in the
eyes of those by whom
the profession of it is thus
compelled or purchased: and
of those by whom such compulsion or purchase is supported or approved.. If any person really be among the suggesters of it there be really any person, in whose eyes, which he himself is
exempt from pernicious error, all others persons are so to such a degree prone to it, that an engagementa profession declaration of this sort, if prescribed or approved
by himself is more likely to prevent than to produce the adoption of mischievous error, by no persuasion of his sincerity
can the government be warranted in placing or having any such instrument of despotism in his hands.

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