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Constitutional Code.
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Ch. XXVII Local Headmen Registrars
§. Post-obit Administration
function
Instructions
Anglicé
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Instructions
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Art. 4. Consequence. Left
without protection of law
on this occasion the property
of the vast majority
This being the case all persons who can interested
in a mass of effects which after defraying the expence
will not afford a surplus are without the benefit
whatever it may be of the law which has or is supposed to
have place in relation to this subject. But in this case
are the vast majority of the people. The consequence is that
to this purpose the same vast majority are placed
in a state of perfect . If To what extent injustice
on this ground may have place, no one can with on any sufficient
ground take upon him to say: and in so far as justice has place
the law of gets the credit of it, but the real case is in
the good probity and good conduct of the people in spite of
what by its the then held out the law does to
render them dishonest
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Art. 5. For fulfilment
against depredation and
negligence
a promise on
oath to deliver in an
inventory within a certain
time
No further security
except by litigation
Instructional Exemplificational
Art. 8. The person to whom the disposal of the property is
intrusted (a person of whom, casual exceptions excepted, too
few to be taken into account the functionary by whom it is granted
has not any the smallest knowledge), accepts on the granting of
the power makes a promise on oath to deliver in within a limited time
say a year an inventory of those same effects. The in
When the time comes he has delivered — this same inventory — or not,
as it may happen. But suppose it delivered in, what
claim has it to confidence: to confidence on the part of
persons interested? What duty is there upon it, what
security against the falshood and inefficiency? Not any
Preventive check not any: reparative check, yes
to wit by litigation not otherwise litigation, and at
an expence such as in the case of the vast majority would is
sufficient to carry off absorb not only the whole subject matter of
the litigation, but the whole property of the all litigants on all sides.
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