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1823. May 14. +
Constitut. Code

2
Ch. XII Judiciary collectively
(2 §. 31 Judges' Inaugural
Declaration

10 Aug. 1823 Insert promise of patience
under obloquy.

Ch. Judiciary
1 Judge's Inaugural Declaration.
☞ Copied from J.B. on "Judicial Establishment

I. Impartiality (2)

Impartiality is
as to destructive
of power dignity,
opulence
through hope or fear
sympathy antipathy

(2)
Art. 2 [Art II. (e.) So long as I continue in of my said office.
I will To the best of my ability, administer justice to all men
alike, so high and so low, to rich and to poor, not suffering myself
to be biased by personal interest, by hope or fear, or by
favour or aversion towards any individual, or class of men,
or party, in the state].

☞ To this Article substitute the first paragraph of the Article commencing
with "On every occasion" in Constitu. Code p. 179.

II Publicity.

Art III.2. I will not endeavour to keep secret, but on the contrary
study by all suitable public, the proceedings
belonging to my office, in all cases in which the
law ordains them to be public.

Secrecy
where due

III Secrecy

Art. IV. 3. I will keep secret, to the utmost of my power, the
proceedings belonging to my office, in as so far as the law ordains
them to be secret.

IV. Impartiality incorruptible
Applicable to Legislator

(4)
Art. V 3 4 I will not, on any account, out of the regular course
of justice give ear to, but indignantly reprove, any application
that may be made to me, [+] [+] in any other manner or place other
than openly in the judgment
seat than in the judgment
seat and in the hearing
of all concerning in relation to any cause, in contemplation
of it's depending or coming to depend before me, much
less will I give any opinion or advice relative thereto: and that should
any such application be made to me in writing, I will
forthwith produce and read the same in open court judicatory although
it should be contained in a private and confidential letter:
so likewise if, having been addressed to any one else

V. Impartiality incorruptible

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Serial intercourse
with applicants
dispr

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Remuneration

(3)
Art. 4. 3 I will at no not at any time, accept any gift or favor that
shall have been offered me, in the view either of influencing
or recompensing my conduct on any particular occasion
in the discharge of the functions of my office: and that,
in case of my suspecting any favour benefit to have been done conferred on me
offered me or offered to me, or intended to any person supposed to be connected with me, or intended to be so conferred or with any such view, I will forthwith declare and
make public such my suspicion: nor will I, knowingly and wittingly,
suffer, if it be in my power to prevent it, any such offer or recompense to be made, on any such account,
to any person dependent upon or connected with me; but
that, on suspicion of any such offer or recompense, I will
forthwith make public such my suspicion, together with the
grounds thereof and the names of all parties concerned.

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Date_1	1823-05-14	Marginal Summary Numbering	9
Box	042	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	591	Info in main headings field	constitut. code
Image	001	Titles	judiciary / judges' inaugural declaration / copied from jb on judicial establishment
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d2 / e2
Penner		Watermarks	j whatman turkey mill 1822
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	admiral pavel chichagov
Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year	1822
Notes public		ID Number	13514
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