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Indirect Legislation
Power § 4
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Power ab intra
& ab extra — physical
& legal
Power may be divided distinguished into power ab intra
and power ab extra: the first depends upon expresses
the condition state of the faculties internal intrinsic qualities of the person himself
who is in question; whether faculties of the
body, or faculties of the mind: the other upon the
state and condition of the persons & other objects with which he
has to do: to which latter physical power
comes under both heads: legal only under the
latter.
In the taking away of physical power
the sphere of the legislator's legislative agency operations , upon the
principle of utility can hardly be very extensive.
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Power ab extra
in as far as it is
liable to be defeated
by discovery postponed (will
be consider elsewhere
Power ab extra in so far as [it is liable to be defeated
by] discovery is a bar to it will be consider'd elsewhere.
Towards the defeating of a criminal enterprize
one main great point is gained, when those who
conceive themelves interested in defeating it whose interest it is to defeat it are apprised
of it. [By the supposition they have the
inclination requisite: they have now the knowledge:
and if they happen besides to have the power, the design
is frustrated.[And what is more] enterprizes to the
success of which the concealment of the design is necessary,
if concealment is hopeless are not embarked
in
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