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<p>A law is <hi rend='underline'><sic>compleat</sic></hi>, (that is in <sic>compleatly</sic><lb/> expressed) when the act it prohibits- (to take<lb/> the instance of a prohibition Law) <del>is so fully</del> and the<lb/> <add><del><gap/></del></add> punishment for it (to take the instance of <lb/> a penal Law,) <add>are so expressed</add> as that, granting the act<lb/> so described to have been done, no supposition<lb/> can be framed, on which, according<lb/> to the Will of the Legislator, the punishment<lb/> in question shall not take place<lb/> This being the case, <del>for Law <gap/></del> <add>one shall scarce</add><lb/>, <gap/> an instance perhaps of a Law <add>standing</add> entire<lb/> with <add>having</add> all <sic>it's</sic> parts collected together into<lb/> one continuous series <sic>uncompleated</sic> with<lb/> any part of any other Law.</p> | <p>A law is <hi rend='underline'><sic>compleat</sic></hi>, (that is in <sic>compleatly</sic><lb/> expressed) when the act it prohibits- (to take<lb/> the instance of a prohibition Law) <del>is so fully</del> and the<lb/> <add><del><gap/></del></add> punishment for it (to take the instance of <lb/> a penal Law,) <add>are so expressed</add> as that, granting the act<lb/> so described to have been done, no supposition<lb/> can be framed, on which, according<lb/> to the Will of the Legislator, the punishment<lb/> in question shall not take place<lb/> This being the case, <del>for Law <gap/></del> <add>one shall scarce</add><lb/>, <gap/> an instance perhaps of a Law <add>standing</add> entire<lb/> with <add>having</add> all <sic>it's</sic> parts collected together into<lb/> one continuous series <sic>uncompleated</sic> with<lb/> any part of any other Law.</p> | ||
Several qualifying <add>or restrictive</add> clauses there are which<lb/> are common to a large group of Laws:<lb/><pb/> | <p>Several qualifying <add>or restrictive</add> clauses there are which<lb/> are common to a large group of Laws:<lb/><pb/> | ||
and which must be taken into the expression<lb/> of <gap/> before it is <sic>compleat</sic>.</p> | |||
<p><del><gap/> for instance are those which</del> Let the Law against Robbery stand <add><hi rend='underline'>serve</hi></add><lb/> for an example. Let Robbery be<lb/> the act prohibited, and hanging the<lb/> punishment <del>under which <gap/></del> <add>for it.</add> <del>Such a Law</del> <add>Let the</add><lb/> Law framed against it be - "If any one<lb/> committed Robbery he shall be hanged."<lb/> This Law I say <del>is not <sic>compleat</sic></del> <add>cannot be given for a <sic>compleat</sic></add><lb/> one. For a supposition can be <unclear>framed</unclear><lb/> on which, according to the Will of the<lb/> Legislator (according to the Will <add>indeed</add> of any Legislator)<lb/> the punishment in question should<lb/> not take place.</p> | |||
The reason is the act prohibited is not as<lb/> yet perfectly described. the <del>circumstances</del> <add><del>person perform</del></add><lb/> | |||
<head>INTROD. A Law - when <hi rend='underline'><sic>compleat</sic></hi> BR</head> | |||
<del>of the</del> circumstances of the person <del>performing</del> <add><gap/></add><lb/> it are not yet ascertained by the proper<lb/> limitations. It is not meant <del>that <gap/></del> <add>all persons <del>whatever</del> with no exception in</add><lb/> <del>in all circumstances</del> <add>the state persons in all</add> circumstances<lb/> shall suffer as is mentioned. <add>Certain</add> Exceptions<lb/> <del>would be</del> <add>there are</add> which would be made by every<lb/> Legislator to when they <add>should</add> <gap/>, exceptions<lb/> to the description of the person, that is<lb/> to the description of the act. Exceptions,<lb/> I mean, (to take these two only <add>for instance</add>) in favour<lb/> of persons under Infancy and<lb/> Insanity. What is meant <add>therefore</add> is not that<lb/> all persons whatever shall suffer that<lb/> punishment for that <del><gap/></del> <add>act</add> but so many<lb/> only as remain after persons under<lb/> those circumstances have been excepted.<lb/> The Law against Robbery is therefore<lb/> not <sic>compleat</sic> <sic>untill</sic> a clause establishing<lb/><pb/> | |||
the exceptions has been inserted<lb/> in it.<lb/> | |||
A Law when compleat.
A law is compleat, (that is in compleatly
expressed) when the act it prohibits- (to take
the instance of a prohibition Law) is so fully and the
punishment for it (to take the instance of
a penal Law,) are so expressed as that, granting the act
so described to have been done, no supposition
can be framed, on which, according
to the Will of the Legislator, the punishment
in question shall not take place
This being the case, for Law one shall scarce
, an instance perhaps of a Law standing entire
with having all it's parts collected together into
one continuous series uncompleated with
any part of any other Law.
Several qualifying or restrictive clauses there are which
are common to a large group of Laws:
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and which must be taken into the expression
of before it is compleat.
for instance are those which Let the Law against Robbery stand serve
for an example. Let Robbery be
the act prohibited, and hanging the
punishment under which for it. Such a Law Let the
Law framed against it be - "If any one
committed Robbery he shall be hanged."
This Law I say is not compleat cannot be given for a compleat
one. For a supposition can be framed
on which, according to the Will of the
Legislator (according to the Will indeed of any Legislator)
the punishment in question should
not take place.
The reason is the act prohibited is not as
yet perfectly described. the circumstances person perform
INTROD. A Law - when compleat BR
of the circumstances of the person performing
it are not yet ascertained by the proper
limitations. It is not meant that all persons whatever with no exception in
in all circumstances the state persons in all circumstances
shall suffer as is mentioned. Certain Exceptions
would be there are which would be made by every
Legislator to when they should , exceptions
to the description of the person, that is
to the description of the act. Exceptions,
I mean, (to take these two only for instance) in favour
of persons under Infancy and
Insanity. What is meant therefore is not that
all persons whatever shall suffer that
punishment for that act but so many
only as remain after persons under
those circumstances have been excepted.
The Law against Robbery is therefore
not compleat untill a clause establishing
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the exceptions has been inserted
in it.
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