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1826. June 10
1
Penal Code +
Ch. Instrument of Delinquency
§. Sinister influence 1
Sinister influence
instruments restraint
& controul But in the
case of these instruments
a particular act necessary
but for sinister
influence no act necessary

Sinister or say corruptive influence. This includes
in it the nature, power and efficiency of the two last preceding
instruments, to wit, restraint and constraint
and it is made to operate with the power of other a both
according to the nature of the case it has this advantage
over both, that whereas in this case to produce
the effect aimed it, or any chances of producing it,
some special act and that a commonly provable
one, on the part of him, by whom the instrument
is employed is in a manner by the supposition
necessary. In the case of corruptive influence,
no act whatsoever is necessary. The cause of which
the effect is produced is mere relative situation — situation
as between the party influencing, or say corrupting,
or say and the party influenced or say corrupted.
From this circumstance follows in practice and with a
view to remedial arrangements, a highly important
and much to be consequence. on the part of
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For sinister influence
no special act necessary
on the part of corruption
thence no punishment
nor other remedy scarcely
even at Public opin
Tribunal
the corruptor, no act being necessary to the production
of the mischievous effects, neither punishment nor
burthen of compensation, not other remedy whatsoever
in a direct shape can have any application to it.
Scarcely even at the hands of the publick opinion tribunal
can any very official remedy in this case place? apply:
though it being among the characteristics of that tribunal
to act upon less evidence than is necessary to warrant the
action of the legal tribunals, it is not in this case altogether so powerless as
they are

Identifier: | JB/068/164/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 68.
Date_1	1826-06-10	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-2
Box	068	Main Headings	penal code
Folio number	164	Info in main headings field	penal code
Image	001	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	b1
Penner	john neal	Watermarks
Marginals	george bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	22359
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