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Qualification.
The intent of the clause
It is possible that to persons little versed in legal disquisitions
it may appear somewhat extraordinary that these
speculations should have recurred. The whole species I mention this much to
consists in the having consulted the Analysed
Tables in the same manner were constructed
wherein every general Idea
throughout the Law were seen resolved - into it's constituent particular
ones, & men composers were into the habit
of consulting them, the Law System would wear
a very different face in point of accuracy
& comprehensiveness from that what it does at
present. tis By this like these means that the practising of the
most intricate questions of Legislation may be in time
and in a manner [while at the same time the the of them
is also render'd sure] & the success secure. The of condition would be much diminished though the it's purpose in conveying instruction would be much better fulfilled by indicating the sources from whence it is acquired.
pronounced rare wisdom whi
the proverb pronounces to be rare: as likewise of
pronouncing peremptorily positively of concerning the circumstances
of another - if this be the case it is easy
enough to find an expedient which to. No reason why man as well as God should not
& at the same time to mitigate moderate the
of the assertion God be as good a judge whether a man says he believes without believing as whether he says he knows without knowing And Man may
it is only when he is unknown that the
excuse may even serve. & to persons of
to have living.
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The Names of the Trustees originally appointed in the Act to be inserted Alphabetically in one Table
Those chosen successively to be inserted as they are chosen if Clerk or person officiating in his stead. if there is room in the 1st otherwise in the 2 separate by themselves
John Squires | April 2d 1700 1770 | Roger Holdfast | April 2 1770 | Real
Richard Stocks |
Edward |
Thomas Poore |
Charles Middleton |
Henry Needham |
Peter Younger |
Ambiguities are sown so thick
Such On account of the number of names persons usually inserted
it should be alphabetical; that any Trustee desirous
of seeing knowing whether a Fellow Trustee be in the
list, may see it in a moment.
Penalty on the Clerk for
suffering the name of any
person to stand injured to
any order &c who is
not in the Catalogue
If no certain means be to be found to ensure its being always true, means tolerably effective may at least be found to ensure it's being always taken - whether In not taken Oath
and if there be no certain means of providing that every one the Oath shall be always true
who does take it shall take it truly.
at least means pretty effectual may be formed that no one shall avoid
taking it
the keeper in keeping of the secrets of the Legislature Not being in the secret of the Counsels of the Legislature,
I cannot find it difficult get rid of that the vulgar notion, that when
it commands a thing, it means it should be done
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The terms most in use being either ambiguous in themselves
or unintelligible to the people.
The provision requiring qualifications, is introduced
in many branches of the Law: & as sometimes in some cases
not a little depends upon it's being duly enforced, it
would be well worth while to bestow some pains
about the method to do this effectually, that
might serve for all cases where it is called for
as well where it is of less importance, where it is as of greater:
each name the date year & day when that
took the Oath together with the names of
2 Co-Trustees as attesting witnesses signing each writing
each the date the date at the end of his name on
should be marked the different species of Qualification
he swore to, by one or other of the words
as the case shall be, Personal, "Real Personal
Mixt, Heirship.
This Table should be carried about by with the Clerks
& hung up
Now of how little consequence that the qualification for the Trustee of a Turnpike
is certainly not an affair of may be in comparison of equal importance moment
with that of a member of the Legislature, yet
when an end is a man resolves upon end, he should adopt
those means which are proper means for the accomplishing
it, as well in one case as in another - at least
when a better set of means are ready to his hand,
there is can be no reason why he should take-up with
a worse. that wherein in all cases where the end of how little importance soever is deemed worth aiming at, the means ought to be made adequate
The Antiquity of the appellation term will be but an indifferent
plea, when that appellation neither ever did
or doth at this hour answer the purpose of signifying
what is meant Moveable X immoveable for tho' strictly speaking there is nothing but what may is moveable, yet it does can not, so as to preserve it's specific denomination
Without paying any extraordinary accomplishment to
human nature, it may very justly be supposed that the number
of those who will will swear how not being of qualification they do not possess
is very small in comparison to that of those who will
if not Oath be taken will run the risk of the penalty
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