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16 Jany 1803
Jeopardy
3. Transgression 3<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> in England —
"Issuing and causing to be issued executed a Commission
"under the Great Seal for erecting a Court called
"the Court of Commissioners for Ecclesiastical causes—
Parallel Analogous transgression in New South Wales—
Erecting 1. Instituting a pretended Court called a
Civil
Court, without authority from Parliament.
2. Punishing divers persons, on divers occasions, of
in divers manners, by the single authority of the Governor,
for pretended offences created by so many acts of legislative
authority exercised by the Governor:—Ex.gr. For example, in some instances, by destroying ; pushing
down Houses; destroying Oars. These which have the appearance though
of acts of private delinquency on the part of
on the mention of them having the rather the appearance of "outrages" committed by
individuals being were among the acts done by the Governor in
the exercise of those illegal powers.+
+ See Letter II. pp. |^^^|.
4. Transgression the 4<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> in England—
"Levying money, to and for the use of the Crown, by pretence
"of prerogative, for other times, and the in other manner,
"than the same was granted in Parliament."
Parallel Analogous transgression in New South Wales—
Levying for the use of the crown a tax of 6d per basket
on Cork, applied towards the expence of building the a Gaol
at Sydney.+
5. Transgression the 7th in England—"Violating the freedom of
"Election of Members to serve in Parliament."
Parallel Analogous transgression in New South Wales—
Legislation, exercised by the Governor alone, without authority
from Parliament at home, or the concurrence of any Assembly, standing
in the place of Parliament, in New South Wales.
Was an instance ever
known in justice of its
being said—such a man
is a man—therefore
he not
due him?
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