JB/549/035/001

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1831 Feb. 14
Nomography

Mode of superseding by latent or say disguised
enactments As the effect professed patent effect and apparent of the
inactive words this course employed. Make the man's interests or ready as possible
with his duty – set not be careful in your enactment not to set a mans interest
in opposition to his duty. – No one will deny but that in
the business of legislation this is the course, which on every occasion a
legislator by whom any such desire is entertained as that of producing.
Yet to how vast an extent is this rule, in the legislation
of every country, been habitually contravened! In one Take
for example any practice universally recognised as being of
a maleficent tendency. Declared end aimed at The prevention of it in future: and
accordingly the words of prohibition are the words employed
in making mention of it: and thus in appearance and
outward show, it being a man's duty to abstain from the practice
to which the prohibition is applied, the eventual punishment
by which efficiency is professed to be given to the prohibition,
presents itself as having for its effect and purpose, the prevention
of the obnoxious practice. Look however a little
closer at the enactment, compare it with the effects, what
consistently with the ruling principles of human nature it
can not but be productive of, you will see, that in so far
as it operates the effect of it can not but be the setting
a mans interest in opposition to his duty, and by causing
that to be done no relation to which it is the professed wish
and endeavour to cause it most to be done.

Thus for example to effect by means of their enactment
and decrees, on each occasion the fulfilment of the several ends of justice and
for example, the minimization of delay and the expence which
have place in the course taken professedly for the attainment of this
is the professed object or end in view of in the whole system of procedure,
and accordingly the making it the interest of lawyers and
suitors on every occasion
by their what they do
to do that which is in
reality and is professed to
be considered as being, their
duty: whereas by the whole
system of the arrangements in question it is rendered their interest to continue and not in opposition to such their duty: to maximize the compound of delay and expence in
question instead of minimizing it.

Identifier: | JB/549/035/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 549.
Date_1	1831-02-14	Marginal Summary Numbering	21-22
Box	549	Main Headings
Folio number	035	Info in main headings field	Nomography
Image	001	Titles
Category	Text sheet	Number of Pages
Recto/Verso		Page Numbering
Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	Jeremy Bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections	Jeremy Bentham	Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number
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