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Indirect
Corpus delicti
It is evident that the greater the consumption of
any article is, on the one hand the easier it is to come at the
current price of it, and as on the other hand the better it is worth
while. The in Such articles are as are custom has ranked under
the head of necessities of life have therefore the
first claim to this attention.
The British legis Among these necessities of life necessary articles
bread is in Great Britain the most necessary:
the British legislature has accordingly open'd this
[line] of policy with the article of Bread Corn Grain Qu. the policy assigned
in the Preamble & whether
it is not repealed or discontinued
Under extortion in the way of trade may be comprehended
Usury. Money lending is consists in selling present
money for future: for future payable at all events at a time certain:
payable at a time certain or not according to contingencies:
payable at a time uncertain: payable on the bump or at
installments: at installments limited in number, or running continued
in ad infinitum: and so on. Forbid usury and by concealing
the transaction you conceal the price.
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