JB/106/161/001

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7 May 1807

In every state, whatsoever be the constitution of it, monarchical,
aristocratical, democratical, or mixt, there must
to render the government competent to the maintenance of society
in all cases, there must be a faculty there must exist in
some hand or number of hands, a the faculty of operating
with effect and impunity with effect at least, in all manner upon all persons, and in all cases.
Whatsoever person or persons is or are in possession of this faculty
may be said to be the possession of the supreme power in
the state.

The Power of legislation is in common usage and language commonly considered as
synonymous to and co-extensive with this power: at the
same time that power of legislation such is the inconsistency is considered as confined
to the issuing of commands and of such commands as
in respect of some one or more if their objects are of a general
in contradistinction to one individual nature.† † Enumerate the objects pursue as rights, or patents been real made forward, : things as patents &c.

But Accordingly In fact the power of legislation as thus explained does
indeed include that branch of the supreme power of which in respect by reason
of the extent in which it applied to in respect of number of
persons, place and time is susceptible of the greatest extent. It
however does not include either of these the branches of power commonly
distinguished by the name of judicial and executive at the same time: and without
their support willout be destitute of effect.

Identifier: | JB/106/161/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 106.
Date_1	1807-05-07	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-3
Box	106	Main Headings	scotch reform
Folio number	161	Info in main headings field	judicial injustice
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e1
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	34749
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