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1825 Decr 20.
Constitutional Code.

Ch. XXVI.I Local Registrars.
§.

17 or 1.
Art 17 or 1. A work of
prime necessity is the
apt registration of
these facts when in the
aggregate. (See the proposed.)

18 or 2.
Art 18 or 2. In England
see how unapt.
1. To the benefit no
individuals admitted but
on condition of declarations
replete with
sincerity.
2. Fees exacted, which
being the same for poorest
as for richest are disproportionately
burthensome
to the vast majority.
In England A's income
is 10,000 times as
great as B;s.

19. or 3.
Art 19. or 3. Of the seven
distinguishable
purposes above mentioned
of none but
the first is any care
taken by government;
the six public ones left
to the chance care
of individuals:
collection, imperfect,
thence results delusive

20 or 4.
Art 20 or 4. Once only
in ten years is any light
thrown upon this
darkness: this not till
of late: nor now are the
results applying to the
above purposes to presented
as to meet
any more than a
few governing eyes


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Ch. XXVI.I Local Registrars.
§.

21 or 5.
Art 21 or 5. Great, and
infinitely diversified, it
not without detached
dissertation expressible
are the punishments
inflicted on the myrriods
or millions, who
will not defile themselves
with the insincerity.

22 or 6.
Art 22 or 6. Cause of this
immorality & unhappiness,
which is called religion
– the most barbarous
and implacable
enemy of morality
and happiness.

23 or 7.
Art 23 or 7. Much more
Apt is the feeling on wh
this business stands in
France. Neither into
the registration of deaths,
Marriages, or Births is
what is called religion
admitted to infuse its
poison/prison. Code Civile
Nap. Div 2. Sitn. Ch III.IV.V.

24 or 8.
Art 24. or 8. Of deaths
fees for registration
are prohibited.
Code Civil Nap. Act 177.

25 or 9.
Art 25 or 9. Death-recording
function
English prevasion
Coroner's Inquest its
inaptitude.
1. The notification is confined
to Deaths, known
or suspect to be violent.
Inadequate as to
its only purpose
the crimes preventing.


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Ch. XXVI.I Local Registrars.
§.

25 or 9 contind.
Domestic murders
may to any amount
have remained undivulged
by it.
2. Number of the functionaries
inadequate:
42 only for England
Wales included.
3. Proportionably great
the expense in Coroners
fees & journeys of
him & jurymen: 40
or 5 miles in some
cases.
4. By the delay the real
evidence evaporates.
5. Means of obtaining
personal evidence inadequate.
6. Doors closeable when
ever injustice is meditated.

26 or 10.
At 26 or 10. Topics
dismissed.
1. In cases of suicide
punishment of the afflicted
innocent.
2. Accidental instrument
a carriage punishment
of the innocent owner.
3. Remedy for both
injustices, perjury.


Identifier: | JB/149/212/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 149.

Date_1

1825-12-20

Marginal Summary Numbering

17 or 1 - 26 or 10, 1, 1-7, 1-2, 1a

Box

149

Main Headings

constitutional code

Folio number

212

Info in main headings field

constitutional code

Image

001

Titles

Category

marginal summary sheet

Number of Pages

2

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

Penner

Watermarks

i m & co 1831

Marginals

Paper Producer

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

1831

Notes public

ID Number

50066

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