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Book 1. Chap. 12
Of Remuneratory Procedure. (Pages 8)
Reward ought only to be
bestowed upon proof of
desert
The consequence of neglecting
this rule not
equally important
with neglectg the similar
rule respectg punishment
At Rome there is an
Advocate for the Devil
who pleads against
canonization of Saints
Peter the Great produced
certificates of Qualification
as he rose in the Army
In England the Attorney
General contests the
chains to dormant
Peerages, why may he
not context the creation
of new Peers
It would be well were the
the reason for public
rewards always assigned
This was once the
custom in creating Peers
in Sweden it ceased in
1774(1)
Note
(a) See extract from Courier
of the Lower Rhine
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In England the right
of granting pensions
is now limited, the
number granted has
been smaller since the
limitation.
In France the amount
of pensions was 27,000,000
where in England
only 2,700,000. It exhibits
the difference between
a limited and an
absolute monarchy
In 1783 a new order
of knighthood was created
for Ireland. It levied
a tax upon honour,
had it levied a tax
upon property it
might not so patiently
have been borne
The general idea of
remunatory procedure might be
taken from criminal
procedure, the main
difference arises from
the wishes of the agent
with respect of to the publicity
of his action.
In criminal procedure
he wishes to avoid,
In remunatory procedure
to obtain publicity
In the first case he tries
to delay in the second to
expedite the process
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In both cases there
is a necessity for
two parties
In criminal for a
prosecutor in remunatory
for a contestor
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