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1831 April 7
Pannomion or Penal Code
(3)
Model Statute
13. So much for the matter of good – being the production of that which is or
at least ought to be the object of every or say each thing which is known in view passes under the denomination
of law or a law: and good and evil – both of them employed as
means and the only means employable for the attainment of that end.
Insert Note
But from 13 before this
must be brought to view
that species of matter
which on each occasion,
which is occupied in
passing a judgment on
the aptitude of the law
in question 14 is no th considered
as a means
employed in and for the
attainment of that
end. To this purpose
comes the need of the
ideas to which expessed
to which is given by the
two mutually and intimately
connected words –
rule and principle.
14. A Rule is a word employed to signify designate draw some suggestion
communicates respecting some mode of action considered as a means
of producing good or excluding evil
15. A rule may be then expressive either of the state of his
will, or of the state of the understanding of him from whom it
emanates: if of the will it is equivalent to a comment:
if of the understanding, it is equivalent to information or
advice.
16. A principle is a word employed to give intimation whoever to and for the purpose in hand serve instead of a corresponding
rule
16 17. The term The locution employed upon the occasion is
composed of the word principle performing the office of a name
substantive, preceded by a name a locatee in one
or other of several forms performing the office of in name adjective. These forms are the following
1. An univocal adjective: Example,
2. An univocal substantive, performing the office of an adjective.
Example, The non-disappointment principle
3. an substantive performing the office of an adjective preceded by an adjective. Example, the greatest happiness
principle
4. An adjective, or a substantive performing the office of an adjective
preceded the with by an indefinite quantity of matter constituting
all together, a compound adjective
☞ For examples see the Real property principles.
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