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' | <head>1825 Dec<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 20 24 Revised<lb/> | ||
Constitutional Code</head> | |||
<note>Instructions &c<lb/> | |||
Ch. XXVII. Social Registrars<lb/> | |||
§. Uncommissioned prehension<lb/> | |||
warranting function<lb/> | |||
Instructions<lb/> | |||
<gap/></note> | |||
<head>Ch. XXVII. Social Registrars<lb/> | |||
§. Uncommissioned prehensive<lb/> | |||
warrants.</head> | |||
<p>1.<lb/> | |||
Art. 1. <hi rend="underline">Anglice</hi>, any person<lb/> | |||
seeing a <sic>fellony</sic><lb/> | |||
committed may prehend<lb/> | |||
and adduce him<lb/> | |||
to a Justice of the Peace.<lb/> | |||
But who knows what<lb/> | |||
a <hi rend="underline">felony</hi> is? All it<lb/> | |||
signifies, and that but<lb/> | |||
ambiguously, is the punishment,<lb/> | |||
not the offence.</p> | |||
<p>2.<lb/> | |||
Art. 2. True in some cases:<lb/> | |||
of depredation<lb/> | |||
for instance. But between<lb/> | |||
depredations<lb/> | |||
felonious and d<hi rend="superscript">o</hi>. unfelonious,<lb/> | |||
endless and<lb/> | |||
generally <sic>uncognoscible</sic><lb/> | |||
are the distinctions.</p> | |||
<p>3.<lb/> | |||
Art. 3. Within reachable<lb/> | |||
distance, perhaps<lb/> | |||
1. There is no such<lb/> | |||
Justice.<lb/> | |||
2. Or he is out of the<lb/> | |||
way.<lb/> | |||
3. Or he chooses not<lb/> | |||
to act: for performance<lb/> | |||
of functions is<lb/> | |||
not obligatory in the<lb/> | |||
case of these functionaries.</p> | |||
<p>4.<lb/> | |||
Art. 4. Under this <add>J.B's</add> Code,<lb/> | |||
sh<hi rend="superscript">d</hi>. the Headman omit<lb/> | |||
one day, the next complaint<lb/> | |||
would go to<lb/> | |||
the Judicatory, and<lb/> | |||
the delinquent would<lb/> | |||
be made to make compensation<lb/> | |||
for loss of<lb/> | |||
time &c.</p><pb/> | |||
<head>Ch. XXVII. Social Registrars<lb/> | |||
§. Uncommissioned prehensive<lb/> | |||
warrants.</head> | |||
<p>5.<lb/> | |||
Art. 5. In England, for any such complaint,<lb/> | |||
complainer w<hi rend="superscript">d</hi>. be<lb/> | |||
made to pay £100 or<lb/> | |||
so for the attempt in<lb/> | |||
costs before Trial, and<lb/> | |||
would obtain no redress.<lb/> | |||
In this only Judicatory,<lb/> | |||
as well might<lb/> | |||
the delinquent be Judge<lb/> | |||
as the Judge. Punishment<lb/> | |||
none, but on<lb/> | |||
proof of corruption —<lb/> | |||
1. As if without it, no<lb/> | |||
mischievous conduct<lb/> | |||
could have place —<lb/> | |||
2. If he has common<lb/> | |||
sense, existing, it can<lb/> | |||
not be proved.<lb/> | |||
3. His station considered,<lb/> | |||
were <del>his desirous</del> <add>he desirous</add> of<lb/> | |||
being convicted, the<lb/> | |||
Judge w<hi rend="superscript">d</hi>. not suffer<lb/> | |||
it.<lb/> | |||
4. He is in a community<lb/> | |||
of sinister interest<lb/> | |||
with all the Judges, as<lb/> | |||
well as Legislature.</p> | |||
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1825 Decr 20 24 Revised
Constitutional Code
Instructions &c
Ch. XXVII. Social Registrars
§. Uncommissioned prehension
warranting function
Instructions
Ch. XXVII. Social Registrars
§. Uncommissioned prehensive
warrants.
1.
Art. 1. Anglice, any person
seeing a fellony
committed may prehend
and adduce him
to a Justice of the Peace.
But who knows what
a felony is? All it
signifies, and that but
ambiguously, is the punishment,
not the offence.
2.
Art. 2. True in some cases:
of depredation
for instance. But between
depredations
felonious and do. unfelonious,
endless and
generally uncognoscible
are the distinctions.
3.
Art. 3. Within reachable
distance, perhaps
1. There is no such
Justice.
2. Or he is out of the
way.
3. Or he chooses not
to act: for performance
of functions is
not obligatory in the
case of these functionaries.
4.
Art. 4. Under this J.B's Code,
shd. the Headman omit
one day, the next complaint
would go to
the Judicatory, and
the delinquent would
be made to make compensation
for loss of
time &c.
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Ch. XXVII. Social Registrars
§. Uncommissioned prehensive
warrants.
5.
Art. 5. In England, for any such complaint,
complainer wd. be
made to pay £100 or
so for the attempt in
costs before Trial, and
would obtain no redress.
In this only Judicatory,
as well might
the delinquent be Judge
as the Judge. Punishment
none, but on
proof of corruption —
1. As if without it, no
mischievous conduct
could have place —
2. If he has common
sense, existing, it can
not be proved.
3. His station considered,
were his desirous he desirous of
being convicted, the
Judge wd. not suffer
it.
4. He is in a community
of sinister interest
with all the Judges, as
well as Legislature.
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