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1826 Oct. 20
Review of Humphreys.

H.'s Ends in View of
Property Laws p.3

Say Ends in View or
framing the Law

Form 1
1. Characters well defined

Properties desirable in
the wording given to the
Laws

Form 2
2. free from technical
distinctions — of tenure,
nominal ownership
or jurisdiction

Form
Perspicacity of expression or say
clearness
procedure for 1. obscurity
2. ambiguity

Matter (1)
3. Possessions kept distinct
unexpected by
transferring right of third
person.

Simplicity of arrangement
or say disposition
in proprietors hands

Matter (2)
4. rules of succession
whether primogenitor
or equal probability
private. Simple
and uniform

say of descent
Simplicity and uniformity
(add on ultimogeniture

Matter (3)
5. power of alienation
unrestrained

substitute transfer
alienation is somewhat
dislogistic and
represents transfer of
property in immovables as a diff
part of operation different
in its nature from
transfer of in moveable
property
He himself restrains
them

Form 3
6. mode of alienation
bear immediately
on the
object

Matter (5)
7. Rights of creditors
"ample and
prompt"

Matter (4)
8. periods of prescription,
or bar
by adverse possession,
clear and
of limited extent

Matter and Form
9. instead of the
one uniform system
of laws regulate
the whole

Form 4 (6)
10. Object effectual
'directly' not "by
"circuitous means'

The currently-interdicting
precept circuitously
expressed,
and thence obscurely
is confusedly and obscurely
expressed.
Laws "regulate" instead
of seeking &c

H has tired himself out.

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Modes of succession
exhaustively analysed.
Succession is
1. by the will of the
proprietor
2. without not by the will of
the proprietor

When by the will
of the proprietor
effected through either
1. During his life: or
2. not till after his
death

When not by the
will of the proprietor
effected
1. without exercise of his will
but not against as
viz as in case of succession or intestacy
2. against it or
by act of law:

Where by act of law
1. for satisfaction
in case of wrong
by non payment delivery
of money or moneysworth
due by contract
2. for punishment
instead of or over
and above satisfaction.

Modification in
respect of Duration
of interest
Time of Duration
1. Certain: determinate
2. Uncertain: No of years
lifes of individuals

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Code of the Subject to be
attached to each Instrument
Topics for it
1. The Topics inserted
in the Instrument (the Deed)
2. Invalidative causes
antecedential
3. Powers conferred
4. Obligations imposed
5. Liabilities imposed
6. Invalidation causes
subsequential

The new words/ newly expounded
print in a peculiar type
The words of which the
import is to be sought in
the uncodified part
of the rule of action print
in the black letter type.

Identifier: | JB/078/006/003 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 78.
Date_1	1826-10-18	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	078	Main Headings	Review of Humphreys
Folio number	006	Info in main headings field	Review of Humphreys Humphreys Parts and Titles
Image	003	Titles
Category	Plan	Number of Pages	2
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner		Watermarks	J WHATMAN TURKEY MILL 1824
Marginals		Paper Producer	Jonathan Blenman
Corrections	Jeremy Bentham	Paper Produced in Year	1824
Notes public		ID Number	25097
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