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1823. March 1.
Greece – J.B.s Observations on particular Articles.
These things Here we see manner given another total veto with an unindicated here the matter the by
with the additional hand for the reception of it. This same Secretary of this same Council of , who is not one of
its members is he or is he not of the number of its Members?
To that question I have not found no answer have I found
But now a word as to this same Seal of the State. This seal
is probably is either in the hands of some one person, or in the joint hands
of chosen persons. Who is that one person? or who are those
chosen persons? For in him or them resides another total negative.
In the English Government different seals are in the
custody of so much each of them, of some one individual functionary.
Such Of these several functionaries, each one so long as seal is in his keeping, has not
only the effective but an acknowledged
Veto upon all acts
which for their validity require from upon the face of them an impression of this
appropriate sake for instance great seal seal. upon the face the face of them True it is, that to To the King it belongs
to each seal not of an any one pair of hands.
another any other. But, so long as it receives in any one the hands the hands of any person other than the King that
be person has an effective veto upon all or such such acts as belong to and receive an impression of that same seal to
the make them valid is and so long as it it remains of in the hands of the King
who alone, no binding force will be attributed to any not bearing an impression
made with it: to render the act valid, in addition to
such impression, the countersignature of a subordinate functionary
in whose custody the seal is will be deemed requisite.
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