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All persons concerned in the execution of a
Law must have their interests but in the
circumstances of that interest there are several
differences.

In some instances the due performance of
their several parts in some instances
depends upon their good will of the person in
question. In others not upon his good will
and talents which are ordinary: In others
again upon good will & talents which are
ordinary: In other again upon good will & talents which are rare. In all these cases the Sanctions,
viz: that part of the Law this creates the
interest, must be of the remuneratory kind
that is, the most at least be called in, in
aid of the afflictive. In others, or rather
I should say in one, neither good will nor
talents are necessary: it is that of the witness
he is called in by hazard.

he is , or
offers for the purpose

The interest of the one of the sorts of persons, the
informer, is made contingent dependent on
the event of the cause; viz. conviction because [his part is not
performed to the advantage] the part he has
performed has not answer'd the end of the
Law, but in the case of conviction.

Yes if they are more, they too much have their interest.
But provisionally an interest attached to the exercise of
their function in general, not to this or that
exercise of it is in particular.

a & exalted
interest, the interest
of the honour of their same


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Duties What concern belong to persons in ques, are Duties:
what belongs to persons pro quobus are Rights
what belongs to persons a quobus & persons
are Powers

Every Law establishing a duty to the same person
co-extensive power: not e converso. Duties cannot
subsist without Powers: but Powers may
without Duties —

because it can
never be the same
man's will that the
same man should
not and should not
do a thing both

at once do a thing
and not do etc

Example — Powers given to Aldermen & to
Common-council-men in London by the
Act 12. G 3. 73. The Building Act
Yet most commonly a Power in a Magistrate
is accompanied with duty: that is the
exercise of it is made a matter not of
choice but obligation.

Different conditions in the interests of different persons concerned—


INTROD. Persons concerned. Interest. Where remuneratd. X afflictive [BR]6[]6 Informers contingent & "pro re nata" Judge's settled.



Identifier: | JB/063/038/002
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 63.

Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

Box

063

Main Headings

law in general

Folio number

038

Info in main headings field

introd. persons concerned - where remuneratd & afflictive informers - contingent & "pro re nata" - judge's - settled

Image

002

Titles

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

c6

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

[[watermarks::gr [crown motif] [britannia with shield motif]]]

Marginals

Paper Producer

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

20227

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